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.
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.
Lewisville Parklisted 1986 · 1.0 miles away
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.
- 1940 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Battle Ground quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Battle Ground quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 52 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PARKSIDE |
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST 50TH AVE |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WIEHL |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LONG DRIVE |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Daybreak Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tebo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisville | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Cherry Grove | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| King Corner | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Kumtux | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Battle Ground | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Battle Ground West | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Heisson | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Dollar Corner | 3.8 miles | 16 |
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.








