Cowlitz County, Washington

105 topographic sheets cover 46 settlements here, and 30 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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30 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Washington within the United States

Cowlitz County within Washington

What the record shows

584 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
30 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 25 buildings, 3 structures and 2 districts.
2 of the 30 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 46 populated places in this county; 46 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Berwind-Purcell House	building	2010	10000416
Big Four Furniture Building	building	1985	85003013
Adam Catlin House	building	1994	94001434
Columbia Theater	building	1985	85003014
First Christian Church	building	1985	85003015
Jim Creek Bridge	structure	1995	95000258
Hulda Klager Lilac Gardens	building	1975	75001847
Lake Sacajawea Park	district	1985	85003011
Laughlin Round Barn	building	1986	86001080
Robert Alexander Long High School	building	1985	85003010
Longview Bridge	structure	1982	82004208
Longview Bridge	structure	1982	82004208
Longview Civic Center Historic District	district	1985	85003012
Longview Community Church	building	1985	85003016
Longview Community Church-Saint Helen's Addition	building	1985	85003017
Longview Community Store	building	1985	85003027
Longview Women's Clubhouse	building	1985	85003018
Mills Building	building	1985	85003019
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Building	building	1985	85003020
Pounder Building	building	1985	85003021
Schumann Building	building	1985	85003022
Sevier and Weed Building	building	1985	85003023
Nat Smith House	building	1975	75001846
Stella Blacksmith Shop	building	1985	85003204
J. D. Tennant House	building	1984	84003461
Tyni Building	building	1985	85003024
US Post Office-Kelso Main	building	1991	91000646
US Post Office-Longview Main	building	1991	91000647
Washington Gas and Electric Building	building	1985	85003025
Willard Building	building	1985	85003026

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

881 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 881 of them, burning about 1,264 acres. 37 started naturally and 42 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Debris and open burning	261
Recreation and ceremony	204
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	184
Arson/incendiarism	42
Equipment and vehicle use	41
Natural	37
Smoking	35
Fireworks	25
Misuse of fire by a minor	18
Railroad operations and maintenance	14
Other causes	13
Power generation/transmission/distribution	7

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
19 July 2015	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	110 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	COLVIN CREEK
24 July 2010	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	108 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	SPEELYAI
21 July 2006	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	106 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
4 December 2020	Debris and open burning	65 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	1440
19 July 2009	Recreation and ceremony	57 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	WEST COTTONWOOD
2 September 1998	Railroad operations and maintenance	55 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
27 July 2005	Debris and open burning	34 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	WESTSIDE
12 August 2002	Recreation and ceremony	30 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1965 to 2024

59 of 59 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 59 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 6 injuries and about $256,357,100 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Flood	27
Heavy Rain	16
Tornado	5
Thunderstorm Wind	4
Hail	3
Debris Flow	2
Funnel Cloud	1
Lightning	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
May 2004	Heavy Rain	Woodland	4 hurt	no account filed
September 2019	Lightning	Longview	1 hurt	A Longview mill worker was struck by lightning, and taken to the hospital. This information was discovered from a local media source who wrote an article about the incident.
April 2003	Hail	Kalama	1 hurt	no account filed
September 2020	Flood	Longview	$250,000,000	Widespread street flooding in Longview resulting in several businesses in the downtown area experiencing flooding. The first floor of the local Hospital also flooded due to heavy rain. Several videos received from the emergency manager and also noted from broadcast media reports.
December 2015	Flood	Kelso	$2,098,000	The Cowlitz River at Kelso exceeded flood stage. Rises of the Kalama River resulted in flood damage of many businesses in Kalama including Motel 6, Remax, and the Burger Bar. Camp Kalama was closed due to flooding of the Kalama River. The I-5 offramp in Longview was closed due to high water.
December 2015	Heavy Rain	Longview	$2,098,000	Heavy rain resulted in multiple land slides between Longview and Kalama. Highway 30 and Kalama River Road were closed due to multiple slides and stranded some residents. A land slide hit a residence and trapped the owner with no injuries.
December 2015	Flood	Castle Rock	$1,799,000	The Cowlitz River flooded near Castle Rock and Kelso. The heavy rain caused a large land slide in Woodland that closed I-5 overnight.
October 2014	Tornado (EF1)	Longview	$182,000	Law enforcement confirmed that a tornado touched down near the Safeway in Longview, WA around 1240 PM. The tornado then traveled down Vandercook Way before dissipating near Main St. There was significant roof damage to industrial buildings, minor roof damage to residential buildings, 35 to 30 large trees snapped off or blew down, some power poles downed, and automobiles damaged from debris.
April 2023	Debris Flow	Woodland	$100,000	An atmospheric river that brought heavy rain caused a landslide that sent debris across I-5 north of Woodland, WA near milepost 24. Around 2.2 inches of rain fell in the Woodland area. Northbound lanes on I-5 were closed for more than 3 hours.
March 2022	Flood	Silver Lake	$25,000	Between 1 and 3 inches rain fell in the 24 hour leading to a culvert washout in the 2400 block of Tower Road in rural Cowlitz County, closing the road. There was also a landslide that blocked Stewart Creek Road in Longview.
March 1985	Tornado (F1)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
November 1965	Tornado (F0)	not stated	$25,000	no account filed
June 2007	Hail	Yale	$5,000	Hail was reported by Yale Reservoir Employee.
June 2004	Tornado (F0)	Kalama	$100	Cowlitz county dispatch received several reports of a tornado that touched down on the Oregon side of the Columbia River, crossed the river to the mouth of the Kalama River as a waterspout, and moved onshore on the Washington side as a tornado. The tornado reportedly knocked down a tree on the Washington side before it dissipated.
October 2024	Tornado (EF0)	Longview	-	A short-lived waterspout over the Columbia River near the Lewis and Clark bridge at Longview occurred with multiple photos taken from the Lewis and Clark Bridge to the west. Indicated on radar and media reported.
December 2023	Flood	Kelso Longview Arpt	-	Heavy rain produced minor flooding along the Cowlitz River at Kelso. The river crested at 22.10 feet at 12 pm on December 6th. Flood stage is 21.5 feet.\|\|A landslide also occurred on the 503 Spur Road which cut off the community of Cougar in Cowlitz County.
January 2022	Flood	Castle Rock	-	The gauge on the Cowlitz River at Kelso rose above flood stage of 21.5 feet at 1330PST, crested at 24.0 feet at 2130PST, the dropped below flood stage on the 7th at 2300PST. There were reports of several side road closed due to flood waters.
May 2022	Hail	Lexington	-	Washington State Patrol reported all lanes of I5 closed around exit 42 due to traffic accidents attributed to hail accumulating on pavement. Three to five vehicles involved in accidents. There was one fatality and one injury. Note: Hail size estimated from other reports in the region.
January 2021	Flood	Lexington	-	The Cowlitz River at Kelso rose above flood stage at 1315PST on the 13th, crested at 22.2 feet, then fell below flood stage 0100PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 21.5 feet.
January 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Ryderwood	-	Abernathy RAWS (ABNW1) reported a maximum wind of 36 mph gusting to 78 mph.
November 2021	Flood	Lexington	-	The Cowlitz River at Kelso (KELW1) rose above flood stage on the morning of the 11th, created at 21.5 feet around 2000PST on the 11th, then fell below flood stage on the morning of the 12th.
February 2019	Flood	Kalama	-	Both ramps of I-5 northbound at Kalama exit 30 were closed and under water. Many other roads in the area were under water. Rain and runoff also created problems for Kalamas water treatment plant, prompting the city to shut the plant down due to high turbidity from slides along Kalama River Road.
February 2019	Debris Flow	Ariel	-	The Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office said Kalama River Road was partially blocked in the 2800 block and was completely blocked in the 5000 block by landslides.
March 2017	Heavy Rain	Kalama	-	Heavy rain caused a landslide on Kalama River Road near Italian Creek Road, closing the road in both directions.
March 2017	Flood	Longview	-	Recent heavy rains in addition to snow melt upstream caused the Columbia River near Longview to flood. The river crested at 13.92 feet on March 30th, which is 0.42 feet above flood stage.
March 2017	Flood	Kelso	-	Heavy rain in addition to high river levels on the Columbia River caused the Cowlitz River near Kelso to flood. The river crested at 22.10 feet, which is 0.60 feet above flood stage.
February 2017	Flood	Longview	-	Heavy rain caused the Cowlitz River near Kelso to flood. The river crested at 21.6 feet, which is 0.01 feet above flood stage.
February 2017	Heavy Rain	Woodland	-	Additional heavy rain caused a landslide on I-5 near Woodland.
July 2016	Funnel Cloud	Kalama	-	A funnel cloud was observed by a NWS Employee from Interstate 5 near Kalama, Washington.
November 2015	Flood	Kelso	-	Heavy rain caused the Cowlitz River near Kelso to flood. The river crested at 22.1 feet, which is 0.6 ft above flood stage.
January 2011	Flood	Longview Jct	-	Heavy rain combined with snowmelt runoff to produce flooding on the Cowlitz River. The Cowlitz River near Kelso crested at 21.5 feet on January 16th at 20:50 PST.
January 2009	Flood	Kelso	-	Heavy rain caused flooding along the Cowlitz and Coweman Rivers which resulted in the evacuation of 4000 people.
January 2009	Flood	Longview Jct	-	Heavy rain caused the Cowlitz River near Kelso to overflow its banks and flood parts of Cowlitz County.
January 2009	Flood	Woodland Arpt	-	Heavy rainfall caused the Lewis River to overflow its banks and flood sections of Woodland. The Woodland airport among other areas nearby was underwater.
January 2009	Flood	Castle Rock	-	Heavy rain caused major flooding on the Cowlitz River near Castle Rock.
January 2009	Heavy Rain	Yale	-	Heavy rain resulted high water covering highway 503 near milepost 32.
January 2007	Heavy Rain	Castle Rock	-	A total accumulation of 2.13 inches was reported at Castle Rock.
January 2007	Heavy Rain	Kelso	-	A total accumulation of 1.71 inches was reported at Washougal.
January 2007	Heavy Rain	Castle Rock	-	A total accumulation of 1.90 inches was reported at the Abernathy Mountain RAWS.
December 2007	Flood	Kelso	-	The Cowlitz River flooded near Kelso, causing only minor flooding.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Kelso Longview Arpt	-	Storm total precipitation was 5.16 inches.
December 2007	Heavy Rain	Cougar	-	Storm total precipitation was 6.42 inches at the Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center on Mt. St. Helens.
November 2006	Flood	Castle Rock	-	The Cowlitz River at Castle Rock crested at 49.8 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 48.0 feet.
November 2006	Flood	Kelso	-	The Cowlitz River at Kelso crested at 23.1 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 21.5 feet.
November 2006	Flood	Woodland	-	The Lewis River at Woodland crested at 24.7 feet on November 7th, with a flood stage of 24.0 feet.
November 2006	Heavy Rain	Oak Pt	-	Recorded a 5-day total of 11.2 inches reported at Abernathy Mtn. RAWS.
November 2006	Heavy Rain	Castle Rock	-	Recorded a 5-day total of 11.0 inches at Coldwater Ridge Visitors Center.
January 2006	Flood	Longview	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Kelso	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Kelso	-	no account filed
January 2006	Flood	Longview	-	no account filed
April 2005	Thunderstorm Wind	Kelso	-	no account filed
December 2005	Flood	Longview	-	no account filed
December 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
January 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
March 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
June 2001	Thunderstorm Wind	Cougar	-	no account filed
August 2001	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
November 1984	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

103 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 103 workings inside this county. 4 still produce and 99 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	46
Stone, Crushed/Broken	33
Aluminum	7
Stone	4
Stone, Dimension	3
Mercury	2
Clay	2
Gold	1
Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	1
Iron, Silica, Aluminum, Titanium, Water, Free	1
Gemstone	1
Silica, Titanium, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates	1
Aluminum, Contained or Metal	1
Iron	1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
(Facility) Longview Aluminum Smelter	Aluminum, Contained or Metal	Plant
Ayers	Iron	Occurrence
Cowlitz Clay	Iron, Silica, Aluminum, Titanium, Water, Free	Prospect	1935, 1937
Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area	Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates	Prospect	1946
Green Mountain	Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Silver Lake	Gemstone	Occurrence
Soda Springs	Geothermal	Occurrence
Green River	Mercury	Occurrence	Cinnabar
Red Star	Mercury	Occurrence
Spirit Lake Road Clay	Clay	Occurrence
Washout Hill Clay	Clay	Occurrence
Columbia West Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Producer
Mount 5640 Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Past Producer
Spencer Quarry	Stone, Dimension	Producer
Ash Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Bob Walker Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Grady Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Lost Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Longview	Aluminum	Occurrence
Mill Creek Area	Aluminum	Occurrence
Ostrander Creek	Aluminum	Past Producer
Section 4	Aluminum	Occurrence
Taylor Bros.	Aluminum	Unknown
Washington Bauxite Dist.	Aluminum	Occurrence	1946
40th Street Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
502 Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Alder Bluff Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Alec Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Camp Baker Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Cms Rock Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Coal Creek Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Coal Creek Quarry Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Corman Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Fleshman Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Fossil Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Harbor Rock-Rip 9405	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Headquarters Rd. Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Kalama Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Kelley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Memorial Park Road Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mount Coffin Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Ocean Beach Tract	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Open Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Ostrander Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Ostrander Rock and Construction Co.	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Rose Valley Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Rose Valley Quarry No. 2	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Toutle Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Unnamed Quarry Ry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Coal Creek Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Columbia River Sand & Gravel Pt No3	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cowlitz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cowlitz Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cowlitz River Bar	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gardner Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hillis Quarry	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Horsley Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Janisch Gravel Co. Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lewis River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Lewis River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Longview Concrete Co.	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Martin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
McKone Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Monte Kress Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
N-145 Ext	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Ostrander Rock and Construction Co	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Peabody Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Unnamed Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Waters Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Wheatley and Coover Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Williamson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Ariel

Woodland census division · 98603 · On Husky Creek · Ariel quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1979
Beacon Hill

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Near Rocky Point · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Bunker Hill

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Slide Creek · Oak Point quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Caples

Woodland census division · 98674 · Deer Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1922 to 1990
Caples Landing

Woodland census division · 98674 · Deer Island quadrangle

18 sheets, 1922 to 1990
Carrolls

Rose Valley census division · 98609 · By Carrolls Bluff · Kalama quadrangle

13 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Castle Rock

Castle Rock census division · 98611 · On Whittle Creek · Castle Rock quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1984
Coal Creek

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Harmony Creek · Coal Creek quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Columbia Heights

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Columbia Valley Gardens

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Near Mount Solo · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Cougar

Woodland census division · 98616 · On Cougar Creek · Cougar quadrangle

17 sheets, 1919 to 1998
Davis Terrace

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · On Harding Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Eufaula

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Brock Creek · Coal Creek quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Eufaula Heights

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Brock Creek · Coal Creek quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Evergreen Terrace

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · On Clark Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Harrington Place

Northeast Cowlitz census division · On Harrington Creek · Elk Mountain quadrangle

16 sheets, 1919 to 1983
Headquarters

Rose Valley census division · 98611 · On Sucker Creek · Mount Brynion quadrangle

12 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Kalama

Kalama census division · 98625 · Kalama quadrangle

13 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Kelso

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Kid Valley

Northeast Cowlitz census division · 98649 · Toutle Mountain quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1984
Lexington

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · On Ostrander Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Longview

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Longview Heights

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Longview Junction

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · On Coweeman River · Rainier quadrangle

12 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Monticello

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990

No longer a settlement
Oak Point

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Abernethy Creek · Oak Point quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Olequa

Castle Rock census division · 98611 · On Olequa Creek · Castle Rock quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1984
Ostrander

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · On Ostrander Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Pigeon Springs

Rose Valley census division · 98625 · On Gobar Creek · Georges Peak quadrangle

12 sheets, 1943 to 1985
Pleasant Hill

Rose Valley census division · 98626 · On Sandy Bend Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Rocky Point

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · On Rocky Point · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Rose Valley

Rose Valley census division · 98626 · In Rose Valley · Kalama quadrangle

13 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Ryderwood

Castle Rock census division · 98581 · On Becker Creek · Wildwood quadrangle

13 sheets, 1953 to 1986
Saint Helens

Northeast Cowlitz census division · 98649 · On Bear Creek · Toutle Mountain quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1984
Sandy Bend

Castle Rock census division · 98611 · On Sandy Bend Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Sightly

Northeast Cowlitz census division · 98649 · Toutle quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1985
Silver Lake

Castle Rock census division · 98645 · Near Pete Moore Island · Silver Lake quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1985
Stella

Castle Rock census division · 98632 · On Germany Creek · Coal Creek quadrangle

15 sheets, 1919 to 1985
Toutle

Northeast Cowlitz census division · 98645 · On Outlet Creek · Toutle quadrangle

12 sheets, 1942 to 1985
Valley View Tracts

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · On Clark Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Vision Acres

Rose Valley census division · 98626 · On Davis Creek · Kalama quadrangle

13 sheets, 1921 to 1990
West Kelso

Longview-Kelso census division · 98626 · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
West Longview

Longview-Kelso census division · 98632 · On Clark Creek · Kelso quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Woodland

Woodland census division · 98674 · Woodland quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1990
Woodland Park

Woodland census division · 98603 · On Rock Creek · Amboy quadrangle

14 sheets, 1941 to 1979
Yale

Woodland census division · 98603 · On Schmidt Creek · Amboy quadrangle

14 sheets, 1941 to 1979

The vanished settlements of Cowlitz County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.