Berrian, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99337. It lies near Rush Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hat Rock quadrangle. It stands 354 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Hat Rock quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Hat Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Berrian between 1996 and 2020, burning about 3,834 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SANDSTATIO |
| 4 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 250 acres | Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge | CSRAILROAD |
| 27 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Cold Springs National Wildlife Refuge | RAILROAD1 |
| 23 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 248 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | SAND STATION |
| 22 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 15 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | STATELINE |
| 19 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Vale District | HAT ROCK |
| 1 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | HWY 37 |
| 9 July 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | WEIGH STATION |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Berrian: 13 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Island Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Station Deposit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hat Rock | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Diagonal Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hat Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Diagonal Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
1 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berrian in 1 storm report in 1997: 1 wildfire. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 1997 | Wildfire | Berrian | - | A brush fire fueled by a powerful dust storm blackened the hills of south Kennewick. Over 5100 acres of sage brush were burnt and electricity to a local TV and radio tower was cut off by the fire. No homes were destroyed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North McNary | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Plymouth | 10.5 miles | 15 | |
| Highland | 13.5 miles | 12 | |
| Yellepit | 13.6 miles | 12 | |
| Longview (historical) | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Finley | 16.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hedges | 17.6 miles | 12 | |
| South Highlands | 17.7 miles | 12 |
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 Berrian | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4894687 | 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 1510821. 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.
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.





