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Charter Oak, Washington

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the La Center census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98604. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Battle Ground quadrangle.

Charter Oak within Clark County

On record in Charter Oak

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

9 surveys from 16 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

99 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Charter Oak between 1992 and 2020, burning about 60 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 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 burning52
Recreation and ceremony14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use5
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Arson/incendiarism3
Natural3
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Other causes2
Smoking1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPARKSIDE
8 September 2015Debris and open burning2.4 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWEST 50TH AVE
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWIEHL
7 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
6 September 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLONG DRIVE
3 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
26 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Charter Oak: 7 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Finn Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Daybreak PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lewis River PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lewis River PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Tebo PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

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
Lewisville2.1 miles16
Cherry Grove2.3 miles16
King Corner3.0 miles16
Kumtux3.1 miles16
Battle Ground3.3 miles16
Battle Ground West3.3 miles16
Heisson3.5 miles15
Dollar Corner3.8 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511637. 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.