Cleveland, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Horse Heaven Hills Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99356. The Survey maps it on the Bickleton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1916 USGS Arlington quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Bickleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Goldendale quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Cleveland between 1992 and 2013, burning about 19,178 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PINE CREEK CAMP 1 |
| 31 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BOX SPRINGS |
| 30 August 2007 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 800 |
| 25 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROBINSON CRUSOE |
| 25 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PINE CREEK ROAD |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 50 acres | Yakama Agency | NORTH BICKLETON |
| 16 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 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
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Cleveland: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ingram Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Matsen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cleveland in 1 storm report in 1998: 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1998 | Wildfire | Cleveland | - | A lightning caused wild fire burned more than 18,500 acres of grassland and forest in Klickitat County. At least 17 outbuildings, including five homes, were destroyed. The entire town of Cleveland was evacuated. In all over 900 people helped fight the fire with no injuries reported. However, nearly 150 head of cattle died as a result of the fire. Heavy rain helped bring the fire under control. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickleton | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Dot | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bluelight | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 15.8 miles | 10 | |
| Goodnoe Hills | 16.6 miles | 11 | |
| Roosevelt | 17.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sundale | 17.4 miles | 12 | |
| Moona | 18.3 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Cleveland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5132041 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510881. 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.





