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East Quilcene, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Quilcene Bay-Brinnon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98376. It stands on Donovan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Quilcene quadrangle.

East Quilcene within Jefferson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

46 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of East Quilcene between 1992 and 2019, burning about 25 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 ceremony19
Debris and open burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Smoking1
Other causes1

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 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
6 September 1997Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
30 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersROTTEN LOGI FIRE
19 September 1994Arson/incendiarism2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
15 September 2002Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 September 2012Other causesunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCENTER FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Jefferson County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of East Quilcene: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Calkins PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Currier PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
East Quilcene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Newsted PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pit 2926-3.8Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Quarry 2849-1.6Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Quarry 2907-10.4Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Quarry 2909-4.8Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Quarry 2926-6.7Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Quarry- 2927-1.3Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Jefferson 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
Quilcene1.3 miles13
Dabob2.9 miles12
Camp Discovery3.3 miles12
Bees Mill4.5 miles12
Leland4.8 miles13
Seal Rock8.0 miles17
Bridgehaven8.6 miles14
Shine-Gri-La9.1 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q122543081The 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 1519140. 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.