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Four Corners, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Poulsbo census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98370. It stands on Jump Off Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lofall quadrangle.

Four Corners within Kitsap County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Four Corners between 1994 and 2011, burning about 7 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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 ceremony8
Debris and open burning5
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Fireworks1
Natural1

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
30 September 1994Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
19 September 2000Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
6 August 1997Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
31 August 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLITTLE BOSTON
31 August 2003Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
28 August 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersTHORNDYKE CREEK
28 August 1996Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 August 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kitsap 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 Four Corners: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Breidabuck PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Danielson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Jameson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
North End PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Settle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed 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 Kitsap 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
Lofall0.8 miles14
Breidablick1.1 miles14
Port Gamble4.1 miles15
Striebels Corner4.1 miles15
Vinland4.1 miles14
Little Boston4.6 miles15
Lincoln5.2 miles15
Poulsbo5.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510976. 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.