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Cathlapotle, Washington

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Ridgefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98642. It stands on Gee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Saint Helens quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Cathlapotle within Clark County

On record in Cathlapotle

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Cathlapotle (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 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/undetermined20
Debris and open burning13
Smoking12
Misuse of fire by a minor11
Recreation and ceremony10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism5
Other causes3
Fireworks3
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 1999Smokingunder an acreColumbia City UnitSMITH ROAD #1
3 September 2006Misuse of fire by a minor5.0 acresColumbia City UnitPITTSBURG RD.
3 September 1998Smoking1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColumbia City UnitHANKEY ROAD #1
28 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters18 HUB
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersOLD PORTLAND/KASTER#3
27 September 2010Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColumbia City UnitSYKES ROAD #2
2 September 2012Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersMORGAN LANDING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Cathlapotle (historical): 13 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Marshall FarmAluminum, IronOccurrence
R B Muffet Brick and Tile CoClayPast Producer
Hillis QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed OperationSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Waters PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
B and S Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Columbia CountyStonePast Producer
Columbia CountyStonePast Producer
Columbia CountyStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ridgefield2.9 miles16
West Pioneer5.1 miles16
La Center5.6 miles16
Pioneer6.5 miles16
Lambert6.8 miles16
Pine Grove7.2 miles14
Sara7.4 miles16
Hayes7.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1940328. 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.