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Alder Grove, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98563. It lies near Wynoochee Valley. The Survey maps it on the Central Park quadrangle.

Alder Grove within Grays Harbor County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Alder Grove between 1992 and 2019, burning about 45 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Debris and open burning12
Recreation and ceremony6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes2
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
13 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 August 2015Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersTWIN BRIDGES
5 August 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSYLVIA A LINE
4 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersA-400
4 August 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
24 August 2006Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
2 August 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
15 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersFULLER BRIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Grays Harbor County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Alder Grove: 13 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Minot QuarryStonePast Producer
C.W. MillerSilicaOccurrence
MontesanoSilicaPast Producer
Central Park PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chehalis River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Melbourne Dredge & PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Schoch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Grays Harbor County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Melbourne1.6 miles14
South Montesano1.9 miles14
Montesano2.2 miles14
Central Park2.9 miles14
Aberdeen Junction6.6 miles9
Artic6.6 miles14
Brady7.0 miles14
Junction City7.1 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511457. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

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.