East Cathlamet, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cathlamet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98612. It lies near Little Island. The Survey maps it on the Nassa Point quadrangle. 578 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
On record in East Cathlamet
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pioneer Churchlisted 1973 · 0.9 miles away- Julia Butler Hansen Houselisted 2024 · 1.0 miles away
Population over time
3 figuresEast Cathlamet grew from 491 to 578 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 491 | |
| 2010 | 491 | 0 (0%) |
| 2020 | 578 | +87 (+18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nassa Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of East Cathlamet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 107 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 burning | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SECTION 32-3 |
| 24 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Astoria District | DELIVERANCE |
| 22 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | UPPER ROCK PIT FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 630 |
| 14 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | CLIFTON CORNER FIRE |
| 31 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Astoria District | EAST TAYLORVILLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of East Cathlamet: 16 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wauna Mill Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wauna Shingle Mill Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Wauna Will Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Callahan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Cathlamet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Taylorville Quarry and Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cathlamet Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clifton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cathlamet | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| State Camp | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Flandersville | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Waterford | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Skamokawa | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Cliff | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Brookfield (historical) | 11.3 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on East Cathlamet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q785036 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1852941. 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.







