BlockBerkeley, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Graham-Thrift census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98387. The Survey maps it on the Frederickson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1941 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Frederickson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Frederickson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Berkeley between 1993 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MCCALLISTER CREEK |
| 12 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 August 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 31 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROY Y |
| 21 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SUNRISE 4 |
| 11 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITE ROCK PIT |
| 27 February 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Berkeley: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredrickson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lundblad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ockfen 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 | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederickson | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Graham | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Elk Plain | 3.6 miles | 26 | |
| Loveland | 4.0 miles | 26 | |
| Rocky Ridge | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Thrift | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Brookdale | 5.3 miles | 26 | |
| Allison | 5.6 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1534113. 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.