Bordeaux, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Olympia West census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98512. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Littlerock quadrangle. It stands 249 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1941 USGS Gate quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Littlerock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Chehalis River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
130 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 130 fires within 5 miles of Bordeaux (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 409 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SUNBREAK FIRE |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 268 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIMA ROAD |
| 8 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OLYMPIC PEAK |
| 4 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIDDLE WADDELL |
| 25 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | D4010 AGAIN |
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHERMAN POWER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Bordeaux (historical): 7 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamerson Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Little Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mima Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mima Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tallheimer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Vincent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mima | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Littlerock | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rochester | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Peterson Corner | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Helsing Junction | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Delphi | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Maytown | 7.2 miles | 21 | |
| Essex | 7.4 miles | 14 |
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 Bordeaux (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988908 | 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 1511610. 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.







