BlockFort Ward, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bainbridge Island census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98110. It lies near Orchard Rocks. The Survey maps it on the Bremerton East quadrangle.
On record in Fort Ward
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.
Fort Ward Historic Districtlisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away- Fort Ward Historic District (Boundary Increase)listed 1996 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1937 USGS Port Orchard quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Bremerton East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Fort Ward: 7 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Diatomite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Harper | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Waterman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Blossom Construction Co. Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lynwood Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Seal Rock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Beach | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Port Blakely | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| West Blakely | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wautauga Beach | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Eagledale | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Manchester | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lynwood Center | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Creosote | 2.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1531666. 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.
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.