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Coveland, Washington

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Central Whidbey Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98239. The Survey maps it on the Coupeville quadrangle. It stands 10 feet above sea level.

Coveland within Island County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

38 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Coveland between 1992 and 2017, burning about 50 acres in total. None 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
Recreation and ceremony12
Fireworks10
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Other causes2
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
6 September 1993Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
27 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
20 September 1998Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
11 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
1 September 2010Fireworks1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEBEY'S BLUFF
9 August 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Island County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Coveland: 6 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Coupeville PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Good Beach PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Harrington Lagoon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Island County Road Dept. PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Libbey-Didco PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Penn Cove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Prairie Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Island 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
San de Fuca0.7 miles10
Port Arthur (historical)1.6 miles10
Dean Manor2.8 miles10
Coupeville2.8 miles10
Prairie Center3.1 miles10
Ebeys Landing3.2 miles10
Penn Cove Park3.3 miles10
Captains Choice3.4 miles10

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 CovelandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27988927The 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 1510893. 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.