BlockBayne, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98051. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland quadrangle. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched 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.
- 1913 USGS Cedar Lake quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Cumberland quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Cumberland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Bayne between 1992 and 2020, burning about 336 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 were 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 burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KUZAK RD |
| 29 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GREEN RIVER GORGE |
| 21 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 31400 COURTNEY RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Bayne: 10 past producers, 8 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Arsenic, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Arsenic | Arsenic, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Franklin Silica Sand | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Royal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875, 1957 | |
| Burlington Northern Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ravensdale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blum Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Byrd Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Cardinal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | 1958 | |
| Elk Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Palmer Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
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 | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayne Junction | 0.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cumberland | 1.3 miles | 13 | |
| Palmer Junction | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Palmer | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Naco | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kanaskat | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Franklin | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Kanaskat Junction | 2.7 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Bayne | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54824527 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516203. 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.