BlockFour Corners, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Olympia East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98597. It lies near Hammersmith Hill. The Survey maps it on the McKenna quadrangle.
On record in Four Corners
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.
Salsich Lumber Company Superintendent's Houselisted 1988 · 0.7 miles away
L. N. Rice Houselisted 1988 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 19 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.
- 1916 USGS Chehalis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Yelm quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Yelm quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS McKenna quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Yelm quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Mc Kenna quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Four Corners between 1992 and 2020, burning about 157 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 52 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MOUNTAIN VIEW |
| 5 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CREEK MILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Four Corners: 5 past producers. None of them 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olsen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Price Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Reichein Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Yelm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Corners | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Yelm | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| North Yelm | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Rainier | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Vail | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Skookumchuck | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Saint Clair | 10.9 miles | 17 | |
| Kellys Korner | 11.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512992. 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.