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Cokedale, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Upper Samish River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98284. It stands on Coal Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sedro-Woolley North quadrangle.

Cokedale within Skagit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 12 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

51 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Cokedale between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 1 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 burning21
Fireworks8
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

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
9 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 September 1999Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
2 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBLUE MOON
19 September 2012Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDUKES HILL
14 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersTHE SKIPPER TOO
13 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acrePuget Sound AgencySKAGHOUSE
1 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 August 1993Recreation and ceremony2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Skagit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Cokedale: 12 unknowns, 8 occurrences, 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Dimension. 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
ScottAsbestos, Arsenic, GemstoneOccurrence
Dukes Hill QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Franek QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Dukes Hill QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Ianicki QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sedro WoolleyStone, Crushed/BrokenUnknown
Clear LakeNickelOccurrence
Day Creek Roadcut ExposureNickelOccurrencePyrite
George ScottNickelOccurrence
George Scott ClaimNickelOccurrence

Every working recorded in Skagit 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
Minkler3.2 miles12
Sedro-Woolley3.6 miles12
Clear Lake5.2 miles16
Thornwood5.2 miles12
Hoogdal5.3 miles14
Day Creek5.8 miles15
Lyman5.9 miles12
Sterling6.1 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510887. 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.