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Dayton, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Yacolt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98674. It stands on Pup Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ariel quadrangle.

Dayton within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 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

148 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 148 fires within 5 miles of Dayton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 194 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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 burning66
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony21
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use7
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Natural5
Other causes4
Smoking4
Fireworks3
Power generation/transmission/distribution3

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 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPARKSIDE
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGOODNIGHT
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWIEHL
7 September 2020Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersAMBOY RD
6 September 1994Smoking1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 1992Debris and open burning4.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLONG DRIVE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Dayton: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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
Spencer QuarryStone, DimensionProducer
Maple QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark 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
Cedarville0.2 miles14
Hall1.3 miles14
Fargher Lake3.0 miles14
View3.3 miles14
Etna3.8 miles14
Amboy4.5 miles14
Highland5.1 miles14
Pine Grove7.3 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1513991. 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.