BlockCathan, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Tulalip Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98271. The Survey maps it on the Tulalip quadrangle. 526 people lived here at the 2000 count. It stands 367 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1911 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Stanwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Tulalip quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Cathan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 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 | 16 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | FREEWAY |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | 22 DRIVE |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KAYAK POINT |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HAPPY VALLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cathan: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Howard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weallup Lake | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| John Sam Lake | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Goodwin | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Spee-Bi-Dah | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Tulalip | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Tulare Beach | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Sunny Shores | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| English | 4.5 miles | 19 |
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 Cathan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1509641 | 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 1867604. 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.