BlockBoistfort, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Winlock-Pe Ell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98532. It stands on Boistfort Prairie. The Survey maps it on the Boistfort quadrangle. It stands 285 feet above sea level.
On record in Boistfort
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Boistfort High Schoollisted 1987 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1941 USGS Meskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Adna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Boistfort quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Chehalis River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Boistfort between 1992 and 2019, 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Other causes | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUBBARD ROAD |
| 28 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CEMETARY |
| 28 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 1999 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BERRY RD |
| 4 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEAVER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Boistfort: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harv Breen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Roundtree 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Klaber | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Curtis | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ruth | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ceres | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Wildwood | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Crego (historical) | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Millburn | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mays (historical) | 7.3 miles | 15 |
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 Boistfort | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474766 | 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 1510831. 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.