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Duwamish, Washington

32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seattle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98168. It stands on Duwamish River. The Survey maps it on the Seattle South quadrangle.

Duwamish within King County

On record in Duwamish

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 32 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

3 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Duwamish between 2006 and 2017, burning about 5 acres in total. None 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
Arson/incendiarism1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1

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
3 September 2011Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersNORTH DUCKABUSH
24 September 2017Debris and open burning4.3 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters8TH AVE
5 July 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in King County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Duwamish: 13 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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
Renton Junction ASilicaPast Producer
Renton MineSilicaPast Producer
Black River QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Riverton QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Riverton QuarrySand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bow Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tobins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

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
Allentown1.2 miles24
Southern Heights1.2 miles24
Glendale1.4 miles32
Riverton1.6 miles24
Latona1.7 miles24
Boulevard Park1.8 miles24
South Park1.8 miles32
Rainier Beach1.9 miles32

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512790. 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.