BlockCowlitz, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Napavine census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98591. It stands on Bill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Toledo 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.
- 1941 USGS Olequa quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Castle Rock quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Toledo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
42 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Cowlitz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NIKULA |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TIN MAN |
| 20 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LONE YEW |
| 17 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FIELD |
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 Cowlitz: 11 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Titanium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buswell | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Cowlitz River | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Winlock Placer | Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Winlock Placer Prospect | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Askin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keating Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Miller Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mulford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Riverside Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rushpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toledo | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Urban | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Winlock | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Marys Corner | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Vader | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ethel | 7.4 miles | 17 | |
| Evaline | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Klaus | 8.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510897. 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.