Blakeslee Junction, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Centralia-Chehalis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98531. It lies near Davis Hill. The Survey maps it on the Centralia quadrangle.
On record in Blakeslee Junction
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wesley Everest Gravesitelisted 1991 · 0.4 miles away
Hubbard Bungalowlisted 2005 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1916 USGS Chehalis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:24000
- 1975 USGS Centralia NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Blakeslee Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1997 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.6 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SCATTER FIRE |
| 22 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Blakeslee Junction: 17 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brown | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gillingham Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Apple Avenue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bernobich Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Centralia Pit & Plant No. 64 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Foron Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Grand Mound Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fords Prairie | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Centralia | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Wabash | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Galvin | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Chehalis | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nulls Crossing | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Claquato | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Newaukum | 7.4 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569357 | 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 1510827. 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.









