Corkindale, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the East Skagit census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98283. It stands on Corkindale Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marblemount quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1953 USGS Marblemount quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mt. Baker quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Marblemount quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Corkindale between 1993 and 2020, burning about 1,202 acres in total. 4 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARBLEMOUNT STRIKE |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | UPRIVER 3 |
| 17 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CASCADIA |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | FS CASCADIA |
| 12 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | ROAD 16 |
| 12 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | MARBLEMOUNT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Corkindale: 8 unknowns, 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Graphite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Talc Pit | Talc-Soapstone | Past Producer | ||
| Fred Wenrich | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan Creek | Nickel | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Jordan Creek | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Marblemount Area | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Skagit River | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Skagit River | Graphite | Prospect | ||
| Wash Marble & Building Stone | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Rods Trucking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marblemount | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Rockport | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Portage | 6.8 miles | 9 | |
| Sauk | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Nestos (historical) | 12.0 miles | 15 | |
| Van Horn | 12.3 miles | 15 | |
| Mansford | 14.1 miles | 15 | |
| Concrete | 14.6 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122594723 | 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 1518108. 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.





