Columbia Heights, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Longview-Kelso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98632. The Survey maps it on the Kelso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1921 USGS Kalama quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kelso quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Kelso quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Columbia Heights between 1992 and 2020, burning about 154 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 | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILL STREET |
| 4 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT. BRYNION RD |
| 28 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 55 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCKY POINT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Columbia Heights: 24 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Longview Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Grady Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mount 5640 Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Longview | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Section 4 | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| 40th Street Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Alder Bluff Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Creek Quarry Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Corman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Hill | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Longview Heights | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| West Kelso | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Longview | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Monticello (historical) | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rocky Point | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia Valley Gardens | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Valley View Tracts | 2.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512110. 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.






