Cicero, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Arlington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98223. The Survey maps it on the Stimson Hill quadrangle.
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.
- 1911 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Clear Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Clear Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Stimson Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Stimson Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Cicero between 1993 and 2020, burning about 81 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CEDARVALE |
| 24 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FUCHSL |
| 16 August 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FRAILEY PIT |
| 14 August 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT CAVANAUGH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Cicero: 8 past producers, 6 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oso Quarry | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Cavanaugh Lake | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Cavanaugh Lake | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cicero | Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Lake Riley | Manganese | Prospect | 1956 | |
| Lake Riley Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | Rhodochrosite, Rhodonite | |
| Arlington | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Jefferson | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cicero in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cicero | $5,000 | Microburst. Damage survey indicated straight-line winds. Many trees uprooted or snapped off. 18-inch healthy cedar was snapped off 8 feet above ground. 27-inch partially core-rotted cedar was snapped off at the same level. Damage path estimated at 230 feet wide, length 350-500 yards long. It lasted about 45 seconds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trafton | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Oso | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Arlington Heights | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Halterman | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Arlington Junction | 7.6 miles | 19 | |
| Arlington | 7.8 miles | 19 | |
| Bryant | 8.1 miles | 19 | |
| Rowan | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1517779. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








