BlockDayton, Washington
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1939 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Mason census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98584. It lies near Little Egypt Valley. The Survey maps it on the Shelton Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1939 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Dayton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 308 acres in total. None started naturally. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILEPOST 345 |
| 6 September 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 47 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHURCH |
| 3 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 1300 SPUR ROAD |
| 23 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 2340RD |
| 23 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Dayton: 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panhandle Lake Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Evergreen Materials | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mason County Landfill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mason Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matlock Area Silica Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1518522. 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.