Dole, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Battle Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98675. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dole quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Yacolt quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Yacolt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Dole quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2000 USGS Dole quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Dole between 1992 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TAR BELL |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HANLEY |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK PIT FIRE #4 |
| 4 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT SEAT FIRE |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHEEL FIRE |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Dole: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Star Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Cobalt, Nickel | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Star Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper, Nickel | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Malachite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Sunset Falls | Vanadium | Occurrence | ||
| Mc Munn Placer | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | ||
| South Fork Lewis River | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | 1895 | |
| Lewis River Placer | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moulton | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Alpine | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Venersborg | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Lucia | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Creswell Heights | 6.4 miles | 21 | |
| Little Elkhorn | 6.7 miles | 23 | |
| Yacolt | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Crawford | 7.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1518841. 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.








