Grays Harbor County, Washington

119 topographic sheets cover 88 settlements here, and 22 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

22 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Washington within the United States

Grays Harbor County within Washington

What the record shows

1,045 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
22 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 19 buildings, 2 structures and 1 district.
4 of the 22 listings were added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 88 populated places in this county; 88 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
American Veterans Building-Hoquiam	building	2011	10001131
Carnegie Library	building	1982	82004216
Neil Cooney Mansion	building	1983	83003324
Grays Harbor Light Station	building	1977	77001333
Judge Charles W. Hodgdon House	building	2005	05000365
Hoquiam Olympic Stadium	building	2006	06000731
Hoquiam River Bridge	structure	1982	82004217
Hoquiam's Castle	building	1973	73001868
Hotel Morck	building	2016	16000294
Edward & Laura Hulbert House	building	2018	100002405
Kestner Homestead	district	2007	07000741
Lake Quinault Lodge	building	1998	98000846
Joseph Lytle Home	building	1990	90001073
Masonic Temple-Hoquiam	building	2007	07000934
McCleary Hotel, Old	building	1996	96000842
Lachlin McTaggert House	building	1985	85001942
Ole Mickelson Cabin	building	1993	92001291
Polson, F. Arnold, House and Polson, Alex, Grounds	building	1979	79002533
SIERRA (motor ship)	structure	1978	78002745
Seventh Street Theater	building	1987	87001334
US Post Office-Hoquiam Main	building	1991	91000645
US Post Office-Montesano Main	building	1991	91000649

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

662 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 662 of them, burning about 1,123 acres. 23 started naturally and 34 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Recreation and ceremony	163
Debris and open burning	156
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	110
Fireworks	62
Equipment and vehicle use	47
Arson/incendiarism	34
Smoking	28
Natural	23
Other causes	13
Misuse of fire by a minor	11
Power generation/transmission/distribution	8
Railroad operations and maintenance	7

The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
5 May 2013	Recreation and ceremony	82 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	C-LINE FIRE
20 August 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	55 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	MARINE VIEW 2
18 May 2006	Arson/incendiarism	48 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
1 July 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	38 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
9 October 1993	Debris and open burning	36 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
16 May 1992	Debris and open burning	32 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	not named
17 May 2012	Debris and open burning	25 acres	Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters	BOG FIRE
21 June 2003	Recreation and ceremony	24 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, 1969 to 2025

31 of 31 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 31 reports for this county, causing 3 deaths, no injuries and about $11,809,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Heavy Rain	13
Flood	6
Thunderstorm Wind	4
Tornado	3
Storm Surge/Tide	3
Hail	1
Debris Flow	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
January 2022	Flood	Independence	2 killed, $3,390,000	Heavy rainfall of 6 to 10 inches, along with melting of remaining snow at lower elevations, lead to river flooding, significant urban and small stream flooding, and landslides. The peak of the rainfall was January 5 through January 7. Major flooding occurred on the Chehalis River and moderate flooding on the Satsop River. A motorist was stranded trying to cross a flooded road along the Chehalis River and was swept away when he left his vehicle. He was missing and presumed dead. Another man fatality occurred when an man tried to move his car out of flood danger and the car was swept away by flooding on the North River. Damages are reported and estimated; not all damages have been identified. Crop damages are unknown.
December 1996	Flood	Cosmopolis	1 killed	no account filed
January 2006	Heavy Rain	Countywide	$2,900,000	no account filed
January 2009	Flood	Aberdeen	$1,200,000	Nearly 50 roads were closed in the county. The closed roads caused many school districts to cancel classes. Several businesses also closed. Near Copalis Crossing, the Humptulips River flooded several homes. A few homes near Elma were also flooded.
March 1997	Heavy Rain	Montesano	$1,200,000	no account filed
March 1999	Storm Surge/Tide	Ocean Shrs	$1,000,000	Tidal overflow due to high winds and heavy surf (to 35 feet) flooded some homes and damaged roads and city utilities.
November 2006	Flood	(Hqm)Bowerman Fld Ho	$760,000	Record flooding occurred on the Cowlitz, Nooksack, Puyallup, Nisqually, \|Skykomish, Stillaguamish, Carbon, Snoqualmie, and Bogachiel. Major flooding occurred on the Tolt, Snohomish, Skokomish, Skagit, and White rivers. Other rivers flooding were the Satsop, Cedar, Wynoochee, Elwha, Deschutes, Dungeness, Skookumchuck, and Chehalis.
November 2008	Heavy Rain	Cosmopolis	$500,000	Softened ground from heavy rain combined with strong winds blew down several trees, and their dislodged root balls collapsed an earthen section of the Mill Creek dam near Cosmopolis. A footbridge was knocked out and some nearby residential areas were flooded.
January 2015	Debris Flow	(Hqm)Bowerman Fld Ho	$300,000	A slide on the bluff has blocked all 4 lanes in and out of Aberdeen on US 12. Aberdeen school district schools and Grays Harbor College are closed. Record rainfall was seen throughout Grays Harbor, with 10.2 near Lake Quinault and 5.5 at Bowerman Field in Hoquiam. A few homes were damaged by mudslides in Hoquiam.
December 1998	Heavy Rain	Elma	$200,000	no account filed
December 2005	Heavy Rain	Cosmopolis	$100,000	Heavy rain caused part of Highway 107 between Montesano and Cosmopolis to buckle and split, making the road impassable.
October 2003	Heavy Rain	Countywide	$100,000	no account filed
January 2021	Flood	Satsop	$60,000	The Satsop River hit flood stage on the 2nd and Moderate flood stage on the 3rd. Flooding on the Chehalis River at Porter started on the 5th, cresting above Moderate flood before falling below flood on the 11th. Urban and small stream flooding occurred as well.
January 2021	Flood	Brady	$59,000	The Satsop River near Satsop and Chehalis River at Porter exceeded flood stage. Urban and small stream flooding also occurred.
December 1999	Heavy Rain	Aberdeen	$20,000	no account filed
November 2012	Heavy Rain	Cosmopolis	$15,000	A hole about six foot, by six foot, opened up in the roadway. An SUV plunged front first into the hole and about 4 feet of mud. No one was injured. There was some minor building flooding in Aberdeen.
November 2002	Storm Surge/Tide	Westport	$5,000	no account filed
February 2025	Heavy Rain	Quinault	-	Heavy rainfall of 6.76 inches was reported at Quinault in Olympic National Park.\|Heavy rainfall of 4.61 inches was reported in Ocean Shores, WA.
July 2024	Heavy Rain	(Hqm)Bowerman Fld Ho	-	A record rainfall of 0.69 inches was set at Hoquiam Airport on July 24th, breaking the old record of 0.23 inches set in 1991.
December 2023	Heavy Rain	(Hqm)Bowerman Fld Ho	-	A record rainfall of 2.93 inches at the Hoquiam Airport broke the previous daily record of 2.30 inches set in 1990.
October 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Neilton	-	A Quinault Indian Nation Fire official reported that at approximately 5:20 AM he came upon 10 downed trees (1-2.5 feet in diameter) across Moclips Highway (S-26) at approximately mile marker 18. Photographs were provided of the downed trees. Subsequent reports and imagery from a trained spotter identified additional damage approximately 0.5 miles to the northeast across a forest service road. No injuries or other impacts were reported.\|\|An evaluation of the photographic evidence from local officials and the trained spotter combined with radar signatures from the event are consistent with a brief tornado. Based on the location and path length the tornado most likely touched down at 4:40am and lasted for less than 2 minutes, traveling 0.50 miles with a maximum width of 30 yards. The degree of tree damage is consistent with peak winds of approximately 90 MPH, rating it as an EF-1 tornado on the Enhanced Fujita scale.
March 2002	Storm Surge/Tide	Ocean Shrs	-	25 foot seas combined with high tides cause minor coastal flooding near the north jetty of Grays Harbor
August 1997	Tornado (F0)	Elma	-	State patrol reported a weak tornado that caused minor tree damage.
December 2010	Thunderstorm Wind	(Hqm)Bowerman Fld Ho	-	no account filed
August 2001	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
November 2001	Heavy Rain	Countywide	-	no account filed
December 1997	Tornado (F0)	Westport	-	no account filed
December 1975	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
December 1975	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
December 1970	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
December 1969	Hail	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

219 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 219 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 218 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction	99
Manganese	73
Stone, Crushed/Broken	17
Stone	8
Iron	6
Gold	5
Silica	4
Limestone, General	3
REE	2
Titanium	2
Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, Gold, Platinum	1
Gold, Platinum	1
Titanium, Metal	1
Iron, Titanium, Metal	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
Chamberlain Quarry	Cesium	Past Producer
Elma	Iron, Titanium, Metal	Past Producer	Fossil Placer
Elma	Iron, Titanium, Metal	Occurrence	Fossil Placer
Hoquiam	Gold, Platinum	Occurrence	Beach Placer
Moclips Placer	Chromium, REE, Thorium, Platinum, Silver, Gold, Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron	Occurrence	Beach Placer
Moclips Placer	REE, Platinum, Gold, Chromium, Vanadium	Occurrence
Point Brown	Titanium, Metal, Zirconium, Iron, Gold, Platinum	Occurrence	Beach Placer
Elma	Iron, Titanium	Prospect
Grays Harbor Area Illmenite Deposit	Titanium	Occurrence
Schouweiler Road Pit and Plant	REE	Past Producer
Copper Creek Deposit	Limestone, General	Occurrence
Humptulips East Fork Deposit No. 1	Limestone, General	Occurrence
Schofield Creek Deposit	Limestone, General	Occurrence
C.W. Miller	Silica	Occurrence
East Aberdeen	Silica	Past Producer
Montesano	Silica	Past Producer
West Aberdeen	Silica	Past Producer
Cow Point Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Moclips River Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Oyhut Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Oyhut Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Point Brown Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Burnt Peak Mine	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	Bementite, Hausmannite
Egge Claims	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	Bementite
Lizard Claim	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	1916
Skunk Creek No. 19 Claim	Manganese, Iron	Past Producer	Bementite, Goethite, Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite, Rhodonite
5250 Deep Creek Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
A & M Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Chamberlain Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Minot Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Newskah Quarry	Stone	Past Producer
Oakville Pit	Stone	Past Producer
Quarry 5204.84	Stone	Past Producer
Arctic Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Brown Rock Pit 5200-5216	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Gate Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Hoquiam Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Lund 15 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mayr Newskah Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Mccleary # 2 Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Newshak Lower 5.11	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Newskah Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Newskah Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Porter Creek 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
Upper Newskah Quarry	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
Wishkah Pit	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer
A.E. Graham	Manganese	Unknown	1956
A.E. Graham Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Antlers	Manganese	Prospect	1941
Antlers Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Black Gold	Manganese	Occurrence
Black Wonder	Manganese	Past Producer	1936
Black Wonder Claim	Manganese	Past Producer	1936
Burnt Hill Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1958
Burnt Peak	Manganese	Occurrence	Bementite, Hausmannite
Comstock Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Cook Creek	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Cook Creek	Manganese	Prospect	1954
East Cook Creek	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
East Cook Creek	Manganese	Prospect	1956
Egge	Manganese	Occurrence	Bementite
Esther-Irene	Manganese	Past Producer	Bementite, Manganite, Psilomelane
Esther-Irene	Manganese	Occurrence	Bementite, Manganite, Psilomelane
Esther-Irene	Manganese	Prospect
Excelsior	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Excelsior Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Fishel Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Fosberg Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Fossburg	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Gideon Claim	Manganese	Prospect
Grays Harbor Title	Manganese	Occurrence
Grays Harbor Title	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Hydman Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Hyndman	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Knowles	Manganese	Occurrence	1956
Lady Bird	Manganese	Occurrence
Lady Martha Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Lizard	Manganese	Past Producer	1916
Olympic Peninsula Mn - 0530310200	Manganese	Occurrence
Paramont	Manganese	Prospect	1956
Paramount Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Pioneer	Manganese	Prospect	1941
Pioneer Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Polson	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Polson Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Ralfson	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Ralfson Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Richards	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Richards Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Robinson	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Robinson Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Skunk Creek No. 19	Manganese	Occurrence	Bementite, Pyrolusite, Rhodonite
Skunk Creek No. 19 Mine	Manganese	Past Producer	1952
Skunk Creek No. 35.	Manganese	Prospect	1958
Skunk-Cook Creek Divide Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Star	Manganese	Occurrence	1956
Star Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Stevens Creek No. 1 Claim	Manganese	Past Producer	1941, 1952
Stevens Creek No. 1 Claim	Manganese	Prospect	1956
Stevens Creek No. 2 Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Stevens Creek No. 2 Claim	Manganese	Prospect	1954
Stevens Creek No. 6 Claim	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Stevens Creek No. 6 Claim	Manganese	Prospect
Stevens Creek, North Fork	Manganese	Prospect
Superior	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Superior Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Supreme	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Supreme Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
Surprise	Manganese	Occurrence
Thomas Svendsen	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Thomas Svendsen Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
W. H. Hopkinson Claim	Manganese	Occurrence
W.H. Hopkinson	Manganese	Unknown	1956
Wynoochee	Manganese	Occurrence	Replacement
Wynoochee	Manganese	Occurrence	1951
Ames Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Badger Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bayview Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Bert Sutton Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Borrow Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Brady Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Carter Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Central Park Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Charmin Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Chehalis River Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Cloquallum Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Diamond Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Elma Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Fishel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hagara Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Hathaway Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Humptulips Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Johnson Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Junction City Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Landberg Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Maris Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Melbourne Dredge & Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Northwest Rock Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Oakville It	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Quinault Lake Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Schoch Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Smiley Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Stafford Creek Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
State Pit Ps-H-128	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Strand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Stuck Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Swano 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
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
Wynoochee Pit and Plant	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Producer
Wynoochee River 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.

Aberdeen

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Wishkah River · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Aberdeen Gardens

Wishkah census division · 98520 · On East Fork Wishkah River · Aberdeen Gardens quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
Aberdeen Junction

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Van Winkle Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Alder Grove

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98563 · Near Wynoochee Valley · Central Park quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Aloha

Ocean Shores census division · 98536 · On Beaver Creek · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Amanda Park

Quinault Reservation census division · 98526 · On Higley Creek · Lake Quinault West quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1995
Artic

North River census division · 98537 · On Little North River · Central Park quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Axford

Humptulips census division · 98550 · On Axford Prairie · Humptulips quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
Balch

Oakville census division · 98568 · On Garrard Creek · Oakville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Bay City

Westport census division · 98520 · On Beardslee Slough · Grayland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Bel-Aire

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Stewart Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Brady

Montesano census division · 98563 · On Henson Creek · Montesano quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Broadway Heights

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Stewart Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Burrows

Humptulips census division · 98550 · On Burg Slough · Copalis Crossing quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Carlisle

Ocean Shores census division · 98536 · Carlisle quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Carlisle East

Ocean Shores census division · 98536 · Carlisle quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Carlisle West

Ocean Shores census division · 98536 · Carlisle quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Cedarville

Oakville census division · 98568 · On Rock Creek · Cedarville quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Central Park

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Higgins Slough · Central Park quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Chehalis Village

Oakville census division · 98568 · Oakville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Cohassett

Westport census division · 98595 · Near Grass Island · Grayland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Cohassett Beach

Westport census division · 98595 · Near Grass Island · Grayland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Copalis Beach

Ocean Shores census division · 98535 · On Cedar Creek · Copalis Beach quadrangle

14 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Copalis Crossing

Ocean Shores census division · 98550 · Copalis Crossing quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Cosmopolis

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98537 · On Mill Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
East Aberdeen

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Wilson Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
East Hoquiam

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98550 · On Hoquiam River · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Elma

Elma census division · 98541 · On McDonald Creek · Elma quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Fuller

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Fuller Creek · South Elma quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Garden City

McCleary census division · 98557 · On East Fork Wildcat Creek · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Gray Gables

Humptulips census division · 98550 · On Grass Creek · Copalis Crossing quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Grayland

Westport census division · 98547 · Grayland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Grays Harbor City

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98550 · On Blazer Creek · Hoquiam quadrangle

12 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Greenwood

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Delezene Creek · Malone quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Grisdale

Montesano census division · 98563 · On Anderson Creek · Grisdale quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Herbig Heights

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Stewart Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Highland Heights

Ocean Shores census division · 98571 · On Joe Creek · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Hillgrove

McCleary census division · 98557 · Near Mohneys Prairie · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Hoquiam

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98550 · On Hoquiam River · Hoquiam quadrangle

12 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Humptulips

Humptulips census division · 98552 · On Stevens Creek · Humptulips quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
Iron Springs

Ocean Shores census division · 98535 · On Boone Creek · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Junction City

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Elliott Slough · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Laidlow

Westport census division · 98520 · Near Laidlaw Island · Grayland quadrangle

11 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Lankner

Malone-Porter census division · 98568 · Near Ford Prairie · Malone quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Malone

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Porter Creek · Malone quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Markham

Westport census division · 98520 · Near Traitors Islet · Hoquiam quadrangle

12 sheets, 1953 to 1992
McCleary

McCleary census division · 98557 · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
McCleary Junction

McCleary census division · 98557 · Near Mohneys Prairie · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Melbourne

North River census division · 98563 · On Wynoochee River · Montesano quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Moclips

Ocean Shores census division · 98562 · On Moclips River · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Montesano

Montesano census division · 98563 · On Sylvia Creek · Montesano quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Neilton

Neilton census division · 98566 · On South Fork Boulder Creek · Lake Quinault West quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1995
New London

Wishkah census division · 98550 · On Polson Creek · New London quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
Newton

Humptulips census division · 98550 · On Burg Slough · Copalis Crossing quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Nisson

Wishkah census division · 98550 · Aberdeen Gardens quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
North Aberdeen

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Stewart Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Norwood

Neilton census division · 98575 · On Haas Creek · Lake Quinault East quadrangle

10 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Oakville

Oakville census division · 98568 · On Harris Creek · Oakville quadrangle

14 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Ocean City

Ocean Shores census division · 98569 · On Cranberry Creek · Copalis Beach quadrangle

14 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Ocean Grove

Ocean Shores census division · 98571 · By Yellow Bluff · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Ocean Shores

Ocean Shores census division · 98569 · Point Brown quadrangle

13 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Ocosta

Westport census division · 98520 · On Redman Slough · Westport quadrangle

12 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Onslow

Ocean Shores census division · 98536 · Carlisle quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Oyehut

Ocean Shores census division · 98569 · Copalis Beach quadrangle

14 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Pacific Beach

Ocean Shores census division · 98571 · On Joe Creek · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Pilgrim Heights

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Stewart Creek · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
Porter

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Porter Creek · Malone quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Quinault

Neilton census division · 98575 · On Falls Creek · Lake Quinault East quadrangle

10 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Rayville

McCleary census division · 98557 · On East Fork Wildcat Creek · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Rony

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Eaton Creek · Malone quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Saginaw

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Delezene Creek · South Elma quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Sampson

Ocean Shores census division · 98569 · Copalis Beach quadrangle

14 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Satsop

Elma census division · 98541 · On Henson Creek · Elma quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
Sine

McCleary census division · 98557 · On Raccoon Run · McCleary quadrangle

9 sheets, 1943 to 1988
South Aberdeen

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98520 · On Wishkah River · Aberdeen quadrangle

9 sheets, 1953 to 1992
South Arbor

Westport census division · 98520 · By Stearns Bluff · Hoquiam quadrangle

12 sheets, 1953 to 1992
South Elma

Malone-Porter census division · 98541 · On Cloquallum Creek · South Elma quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
South Montesano

98563 · On Wynoochee River · Montesano quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Sunset Beach

Ocean Shores census division · On Joe Creek · Moclips quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Taholah

Quinault Reservation census division · 98587 · On Quinault River · Taholah quadrangle

11 sheets, 1943 to 1982
Tulips

Humptulips census division · 98550 · On Burg Slough · Copalis Crossing quadrangle

13 sheets, 1938 to 1980
Vesta

North River census division · 98537 · On Vesta Creek · Brooklyn quadrangle

14 sheets, 1940 to 1992
Weatherwax

Neilton census division · 98563 · On Harris Creek · Larsen Creek quadrangle

11 sheets, 1921 to 1990
Weikswood

North River census division · 98563 · South Elma quadrangle

15 sheets, 1941 to 1992
Westhaven

Westport census division · 98595 · Westport quadrangle

12 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Westport

Westport census division · 98595 · Near Grass Island · Westport quadrangle

12 sheets, 1941 to 1989
Wishkah

Wishkah census division · 98520 · On West Fork Wishkah River · Aberdeen Gardens quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990
Woodlawn

Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division · 98550 · On East Fork Hoquiam River · New London quadrangle

10 sheets, 1943 to 1990

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.