BlockEldon, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Mason census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98555. It stands on Hamma Hamma River. The Survey maps it on the Eldon quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
On record in Eldon
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 2 records
North Hamma Hamma River Bridgelisted 1982
South Hamma Hamma River Bridgelisted 1982
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1938 USGS Mt Constance quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS The Brothers quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS The Brothers quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Eldon quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Mount Olympus quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
41 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Eldon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,371 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Olympic National Forest | JEFFERSON CREEK |
| 24 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIDDLE POINT |
| 11 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEWATTO FOREST |
| 10 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILLBURY |
| 6 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OLYMPIC TRAIL |
| 5 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HAMMA HAMMA RIVERBEND |
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 Eldon: 5 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Canal Premix Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Graves Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holly Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Eldon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5354015 | 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 1519237. 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.