242 topographic sheets cover 153 settlements here, and 215 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
215 National Register listings published here, 6 of them National Historic Landmarks · the county-history sources name 3 people · people the book names include Ik General (Tacoma, 1888) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 762 of them, burning about 3,236 acres. 129 started naturally and 40 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 261 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 149 |
| Natural | 129 |
| Debris and open burning | 93 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Smoking | 23 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 13 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. One of them was set deliberately.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | SUMNER GRADE |
| 24 July 2018 | Natural | 420 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | WRONG CREEK |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | 310 acres | Mount Rainier National Park | REDSTONE3 |
| 18 August 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 280 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARBON COPY |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 280 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 275 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 244TH COMMAND |
| 2 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | 193 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | GREENWATER 7440 |
| 11 August 2014 | Natural | 62 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | LOST RIDGE |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 34 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 2 injuries and about $49,499,800 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Tornado | 9 |
| Heavy Rain | 9 |
| Lightning | 5 |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 |
| Flood | 3 |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 2 |
| Debris Flow | 2 |
| Hail | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2004 | Lightning | Graham | 1 hurt, $2,000 | Lightning struck a chain link fence outside a mobile home. The lightning traveled through the metal skirting beneath a mobile home, damaging it and injuring the woman inside. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Bonney Lake | 1 hurt, $1,500 | Lightning struck a maple tree, then the man who owned the tree went outside to examine the damage, when a second lightning strike hit near the tree, traveled through the ground and shocked him. He suffered burns to his head, chest and feet, while the first lightning strike damaged electrical equipment inside the home. |
| November 2006 | Heavy Rain | Paradise Inn | $36,000,000 | Mt Rainier National Park received about 18 inches of rain in two days. The rain and resulting landslides washed out roads and trails, severed sewer, water and power lines and damaged campgrounds. In all, the damage was the worst in the 107 years of the park's existence and closed the park. The park was not expected to reopen until at least the spring 2007 and more likely summer 2007 after many initial repairs had been completed. |
| January 2009 | Flood | Fife | $8,800,000 | There was flooding along the Puyallup River, some homes and businesses in Sumner flooded. Towns along the river had evacuation orders in place. Several roads in the area were also flooded, including 3 lanes of I-5 in Fife. Several small cities in eastern Pierce county, including Wilkeson and South Prairie, had flooding from creeks. |
| November 2006 | Flood | Fairfax | $2,100,000 | 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 | South Prairie | $800,000 | Several roads in eastern Pierce county were washed out by heavy rain. |
| October 2003 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | $800,000 | no account filed |
| September 2005 | Heavy Rain | Paradise Inn | $200,000 | no account filed |
| September 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Bonney Lake | $180,000 | Confirmed EF1 tornado with estimated wind speed 100-110 mph. Maximum width was 170 yards. On ground intermittently over a 9.6 mile path length for 16 minutes. |
| May 1997 | Tornado (F1) | Tacoma | $150,000 | A weak tornado touched down in a south Tacoma neighborhood just east of I-5. A church suffered roof and beam damage and several trees were pushed over or snapped off. There were also some downed fences. |
| June 2001 | Tornado (F1) | Bonney Lake | $100,000 | A tornado downed numerous trees, damaged several dozen houses, and destroyed 1 metal barn. |
| January 2006 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | $100,000 | no account filed |
| October 2015 | Heavy Rain | Tacoma | $50,000 | A landslide closed southbound Schuster Parkway in Tacoma on the afternoon of Oct 10th after a burst of heavy rain moved through Pierce County. The heavy rain and wind also caused sporadic power outages and some spinouts elsewhere in Pierce County. A part of I-705 was also closed at South 11th Street due to flooding. ||Runoff from the heavy rainfall overwhelmed drainage systems near Tacoma's Stadium High School resulting water and debris running through the campus and tumbling into and flooding the football field. |
| September 2013 | Heavy Rain | Tacoma | $50,000 | Heavy rain inundated more than 60 units in a mini storage business in Tacoma.|Tacomas environmental services crews responded to 76 calls of flooding due to heavy rain. |
| June 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Ruston | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edgewood | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked down trees which caused local power outages and damage. In Edgewood a tree fell on a home. |
| December 2015 | Flood | North Puyallup | $25,000 | Trailers in an RV park were flooded. |
| September 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Frederickson | $25,000 | EF1 tornado on the ground for 5 minutes or less. Path length about 1 mile. Width 75 yards. Max wind speed estimated at 110 mph. Key damage - tore off part of the roof of businesses at NW Door and again at Encon across the street, and on the Fredrickson Boeing Plant facility blew over several empty rail boxcars, knocked down a Rohn tower and several parking lot lamp posts, blew down over two dozen trees, and about a dozen vehicles with damage. |
| June 1978 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Eatonville | $5,000 | The tornado destroyed a carport at one house. The trestles were also cracked inside of the garage. A utility pole was bent back (leaning) which was being supported by a digger. The garbage can was found in the trees; the trees were damaged. Several shingles were ripped from roofs. A road sign and several more trees were also damaged nearby. At the local Eagle's Club, siding was peeled back on one corner with branches strewn across the property. Estimated peak wind speeds of 75 mph. |
| September 2013 | Lightning | Puyallup | $5,000 | Lightning struck a home and damaged several electrical items inside. |
| February 1997 | Lightning | Mc Kenna | $1,300 | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Debris Flow | Edgewood | - | The Tacoma News Tribune reported a landslide over the West Valley Highway, north of Sumner, between 24 St E and Jovita Blvd E. |
| March 2017 | Debris Flow | South Prairie | - | The Tacoma News Tribune reported a landslide near Buckley, WA at 239 Ave E and South Prairie Rd. |
| January 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Gig Harbor | - | Tornado starting from about 4 miles wsw of Gig Harbor dissipating just ene of Gig Harbor. Tornado determination based on eye-witness reports and video. Maximum intensity EF1. Wind up to 110 mph. Path length 4.1 miles. Maxmimum width up to 175 yards. |
| November 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Buckley | - | A brief funnel cloud was observed over Buckley. |
| October 2007 | Hail | Paradise Inn | - | A trained NWS spotter reported nickel size hail and occasional lightning while traveling in pierce county. |
| February 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Orting | - | A funnel cloud, which lasted less than a minute, was spotted near Orting. |
| June 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Gig Harbor | - | A funnel cloud was sighted in the Gig Harbor area. |
| August 2001 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | - | no account filed |
| November 2001 | Heavy Rain | Countywide | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Lightning | Countywide | - | no account filed |
| May 1989 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | - | no account filed |
| September 1981 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | - | no account filed |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 190 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 179 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 132 |
| Gold | 13 |
| Copper | 8 |
| Stone | 4 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 4 |
| Flagstone | 3 |
| Diatomite | 3 |
| Perlite | 3 |
| Silver | 2 |
| Silver, Copper | 2 |
| Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | 2 |
| Clay | 2 |
| Mercury | 1 |
| Antimony, Arsenic | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Asarco Refinery | Copper, Nickel, Arsenic | Plant | ||
| Carbon River | Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Cowling Ridge Area | Clay, Stone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Divide | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Golden Rule | Zinc, Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect | ||
| La Grande | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Longmire Hot Springs | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Mashel River Prospect | Mercury, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Orpiment, Realgar, Stibnite | |
| Mcmillan | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Meadow Park Pit & Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie Creek | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Rushing River | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Siegmund Ranch | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Arsenic | Past Producer | Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Silver Creek | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Gold & Lead | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Arsenic, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Silver Creek Gold & Lead | Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Tacoma Reduction Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1943 | |
| Tacoma Silver Mine #42 | Lead, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| White River B | Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Belle Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Blue Grouse and Sure Thing | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Clay City Pits | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Current | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Silver Creek Gold & Lead | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Washington Cascade | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Island | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Fairfax Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hicks Pit | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Mashel River | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Milky Creek | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Parkland | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Roy | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Walker Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| White River G | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Buck Creek Traprock | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Burlington Northern Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Carbon Ridge Blowdown | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clearwest-Westfork Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Enterprise Valley Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lynch Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Road 0602 Pit 1818 | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bunny | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Clipper Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Copper King | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Mashel | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Starbonit | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Surprise | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Tillie and Larigo | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Black Hawk | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Black Hawk | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Campbell | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ogren Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Silver Creek | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Stream Placer | |
| Silver Creek Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| 144th St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Aztec Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl G. Olson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Christel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Christoph Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| County Line Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Mtn. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eatonville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Firwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fredrickson 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Gregg Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heidinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holroyd Land Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hylebus Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakewood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lidford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lundblad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Marshall Ave. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| McKinney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcneil Island Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Messler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milcane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nisqually Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norm's Auto Wrecking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hill Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ockfen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ogle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pack Forest Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pit 19n-10e-22 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Puyallup Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reichein Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Road 194 End Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sawyer It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sound Refining Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spinning Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sprague & S. Tacoma Way Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stacy-Benson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steilacoom Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Steilacoom Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sumner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thun Field Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 | ||
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| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
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| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
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| 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 Shaft | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Valley View Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Waller Road It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weathers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wise Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Woodworth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
The part of each published history that is about one town: 1 chapter, each reproduced complete.
| Town | Chapter | From | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma | Compendium of Information Concerning the City of Tacoma and Washington | Compendium of Information Concerning the City of Tacoma and Washington Territory. (1888) | 43,193 words in 3 parts |
One book written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 1 chapter in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| The whole text | 423,134 words in 27 parts |
Everyone History of Pierce County Washington stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1927.
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.
Eatonville census division · 98328 · Near Bogucki Island · Eatonville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1937 to 1998
Puyallup census division · 98372 · On Fennel Creek · Sumner quadrangle
28 sheets, 1897 to 1993
Tacoma census division · 98439 · Near Westcott Hills · Fort Lewis quadrangle
15 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Towhead Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · On Artondale Creek · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Sullivan Gulch · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98388 · Near Eagle Island · McNeil Island quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98422 · Near Indian Hill · Tacoma North quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Buckley census division · 98321 · On Wilkeson Creek · Buckley quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98422 · Near Indian Hill · Tacoma North quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Buckley census division · 98323 · On Lily Creek · Wilkeson quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1991
Buckley census division · 98385 · On Wilkeson Creek · Buckley quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98333 · Near Tanglewood Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
No longer a settlement
Tacoma census division · 98407 · Tacoma North quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
No longer a settlement
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Twentyfive Mile Creek · Tanwax Lake quadrangle
18 sheets, 1937 to 1990
Tacoma census division · 98499 · On Ponce De Leon Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98499 · On Ponce De Leon Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Mount Rainier census division · 98360 · On South Prairie Creek · Orting quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Tanglewood Island · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98499 · On Steilacoom Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98422 · Near Indian Hill · Tacoma North quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Puyallup census division · 98390 · On Salmon Creek · Sumner quadrangle
28 sheets, 1897 to 1993
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98327 · Near Bell Hill · Nisqually quadrangle
17 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Sullivan Gulch · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98433 · By Fourth Infantry Bluff · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Little Mashel River · Eatonville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1937 to 1998
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Lynch Creek · Tanwax Lake quadrangle
18 sheets, 1937 to 1990
Graham-Thrift census division · 98360 · On Fox Creek · Lake Kapowsin quadrangle
15 sheets, 1937 to 1987
Mount Rainier census division · 98323 · On Evans Creek · Wilkeson quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1991
Tacoma census division · 98424 · On West Hylebos Creek · Puyallup quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98422 · On West Hylebos Creek · Poverty Bay quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98333 · On Fox Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98333 · On Fox Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Graham-Thrift census division · 98375 · Frederickson quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98388 · On Gertrude Island · McNeil Island quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Kinbee Hill · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98329 · On Vaughn Creek · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Kinbee Hill · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98349 · On Herron Island · Vaughn quadrangle
13 sheets, 1938 to 1991
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98580 · Near Briggs Hill · Fort Lewis quadrangle
15 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98433 · Near Miller Hill · Fort Lewis quadrangle
15 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98349 · Vaughn quadrangle
13 sheets, 1938 to 1991
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98333 · Near Fox Island · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98498 · On Clover Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98303 · Near Eagle Island · McNeil Island quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Graham-Thrift census division · 98338 · Tanwax Lake quadrangle
18 sheets, 1937 to 1990
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98433 · By Fourth Infantry Bluff · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98349 · On Vaughn Creek · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Mashel River · Eatonville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1937 to 1998
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98349 · By South Head · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98498 · On Clover Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Puyallup census division · 98391 · Near Island Twentyone · Sumner quadrangle
28 sheets, 1897 to 1993
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98349 · Vaughn quadrangle
13 sheets, 1938 to 1991
Tacoma census division · 98499 · On Ponce De Leon Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98351 · Longbranch quadrangle
15 sheets, 1937 to 1997
Mount Rainier census division · 98304 · On Longmire Meadow · Wahpenayo Peak quadrangle
23 sheets, 1924 to 1998
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Sullivan Gulch · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Graham-Thrift census division · 98374 · On Carbon River · Sumner quadrangle
28 sheets, 1897 to 1993
Puyallup census division · 98372 · On White River · Puyallup quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98388 · On Luhr Creek · McNeil Island quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Kinbee Hill · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98354 · On West Hylebos Creek · Puyallup quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98329 · On Minter Creek · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Fort Lewis-DuPont census division · 98580 · Near Harden Hill · McKenna quadrangle
19 sheets, 1916 to 1990
Mount Rainier census division · 98304 · On Dead Horse Creek · Mount Rainier East quadrangle
21 sheets, 1924 to 1978
Puyallup census division · 98372 · On White River · Puyallup quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Graham-Thrift census division · 98360 · On North Fork Ohop Creek · Lake Kapowsin quadrangle
15 sheets, 1937 to 1987
Puyallup census division · 98360 · On Voight Creek · Orting quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Mount Rainier census division · 98304 · On Paradise Park · Mount Rainier East quadrangle
21 sheets, 1924 to 1978
Tacoma census division · 98444 · On North Fork Clover Creek · Tacoma South quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98467 · On Leach Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98467 · On Chambers Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98499 · Near Porter Hills · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98332 · On Purdy Creek · Olalla quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1999
Mount Rainier census division · 98360 · On Fox Creek · Orting quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Reliance Hill · Eatonville quadrangle
19 sheets, 1937 to 1998
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98332 · On Meyer Creek · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98404 · On Swan Creek · Tacoma South quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Kinbee Hill · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Mount Rainier census division · 98022 · On Buck Creek · Sun Top quadrangle
13 sheets, 1913 to 1986
Buckley census division · 98385 · On Wilkeson Creek · Buckley quadrangle
29 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98387 · Near Enchanted Island · Spanaway quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98388 · Near Lister Hill · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Puyallup census division · 98390 · On White River · Sumner quadrangle
28 sheets, 1897 to 1993
Mount Rainier census division · 98304 · Near Yakima Park · Sunrise quadrangle
21 sheets, 1924 to 1978
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Cutts Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98467 · On Chambers Creek · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98329 · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Eatonville census division · 98328 · On Twentyfive Mile Creek · Lake Kapowsin quadrangle
15 sheets, 1937 to 1987
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98332 · On McCormick Creek · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98402 · In Tacoma Eastern Gulch · Tacoma North quadrangle
24 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98424 · On Clear Creek · Tacoma South quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98498 · Near Silcox Island · Fort Lewis quadrangle
15 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98465 · Near Days Island · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Tacoma census division · 98466 · Near Days Island · Steilacoom quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
Mount Rainier census division · 98323 · On Evans Creek · Old Baldy Mountain quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1991
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98329 · On Vaughn Creek · Vaughn quadrangle
13 sheets, 1938 to 1991
Graham-Thrift census division · 98338 · Lake Kapowsin quadrangle
15 sheets, 1937 to 1987
Tacoma census division · 98443 · On Squally Creek · Puyallup quadrangle
26 sheets, 1897 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Towhead Island · Fox Island quadrangle
14 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98329 · On Goodnough Creek · Burley quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1999
Gig Harbor Peninsula census division · 98335 · Near Sullivan Gulch · Gig Harbor quadrangle
15 sheets, 1942 to 1997
Key Peninsula-Anderson Island census division · 98303 · Near Eagle Island · McNeil Island quadrangle
16 sheets, 1940 to 1997
The vanished settlements of Pierce County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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