Charleston, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bremerton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98312. The Survey maps it on the Bremerton West quadrangle.
On record in Charleston
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hospital Reservation Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.7 miles away
Officers' Row Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.9 miles away- Marine Reservation Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.6 miles away
- Puget Sound Radio Station Historic Districtlisted 1990 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1937 USGS Port Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bremerton West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Charleston between 1992 and 2018, burning about 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOWN TIMBER |
| 3 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SUNNY SLOPE |
| 29 August 2002 | Smoking | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 2002 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 August 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 July 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPACE BLANKET |
| 18 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WERNER RD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Charleston: 21 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kitsap Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Port Orchard | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bourn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Olsen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pioneer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Reynolds Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Waterman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Navy Yard City | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| West Park | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bremerton | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sherman Heights | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Madrona Point | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Port Orchard | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sheridan Park | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Marine Drive | 2.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512081. 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.





