BlockCarlson, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mineral census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98355. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mineral quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1937 USGS Eatonville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Mineral quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Mineral quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Mineral quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Carlson between 1993 and 2019, burning about 37 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MINERAL HILL |
| 3 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MINERAL RD |
| 23 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BORDERLINE |
| 16 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELBE GATE |
| 5 August 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 August 2003 | 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
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Carlson: 5 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Ladd Mine | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mineral Creek | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mineral | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Morton | 10.6 miles | 16 | |
| Glenoma | 13.0 miles | 16 | |
| Kosmos (historical) | 14.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bremer | 14.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cispus | 14.9 miles | 16 | |
| Riffe (historical) | 15.7 miles | 16 | |
| Nesika | 16.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1517401. 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.