BlockCheviot, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the Kittitas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98926. It stands on Foster Creek. The Survey maps it on the Boylston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1939 USGS Boylston quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Boylston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Boylston quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Boylston quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Cheviot between 2007 and 2020, burning about 1,162 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Spokane District | SCHENBLY |
| 24 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILEPOST 124 |
| 16 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 363 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 130 VANTAGE |
| 13 August 2017 | Natural | 138 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HULT BUTTE |
| 6 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 114 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILEPOST 130 |
| 4 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK SPRINGS |
| 1 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 192 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RYEGRASS |
| 3 June 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 147 acres | Spokane District | CORRAL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cheviot: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rye | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Boylston | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Renslow | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Doris | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Vantage | 10.3 miles | 18 | |
| East Kittitas | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Scammon Landing | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| Beverly Junction | 12.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510874. 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.