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Durham, Washington

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98051. It lies near Sugarloaf Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Cumberland quadrangle.

Durham within King County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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

34 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Durham between 1993 and 2020, burning about 331 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 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 burning10
Recreation and ceremony8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Natural2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks1
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersKUZAK RD
29 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 August 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestLITTLE SALMON
28 August 2003Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
27 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGREEN RIVER GORGE
21 August 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters31400 COURTNEY RD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in King County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Durham: 8 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Aluminum, Mercury, Arsenic, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Franklin ArsenicArsenic, SilverProspect
Royal Reward MineMercury, Arsenic, AntimonyPast Producer1875, 1957
Elk PitClayPast Producer
Franklin Silica SandSilicaProspect
Palmer PitClayPast Producer
Ravensdale PitSilicaProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Byrd ProspectMercuryOccurrence
Cardinal Reward MineMercury, ArsenicOccurrence1958
Kanaskat PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in King 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
Kanaskat Junction0.4 miles13
Kanaskat1.2 miles13
Palmer1.7 miles13
Kangley1.7 miles13
Palmer Junction1.8 miles13
Bayne Junction2.7 miles13
Selleck2.8 miles14
Bayne3.1 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519018. 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.