BlockFrisken Wye, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Mason census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98541. It stands on Rabbit Creek. The Survey maps it on the Matlock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Nahwatzel Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Elma quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Matlock quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Frisken Wye between 2005 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST BOUNDARY |
| 20 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEXTER II |
| 7 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOMER ADAMS |
| 31 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 107 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DECKERVILLE |
| 26 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DECKERVILLE FARM |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PROJECT SOUTH |
| 13 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MATLOCK |
| 10 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEEVILLE LOOP FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Frisken Wye: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matlock Area Silica Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| 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.
| Wikidata item Q122593935 | 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 1519818. 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.