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Garcia, Washington

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Snoqualmie Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98045. It stands on Mine Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bandera quadrangle.

Garcia within King County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Garcia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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 ceremony69
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Natural6
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestMINE CREEK
8 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestCARTER CREEK
8 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersMID FORK
8 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestTINKHAM RAVE
5 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestPIONEER
5 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestTALAPUS
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersMAILBOX PEAK 2013

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in King County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Garcia: 7 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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
George W. TinkleCopperUnknown
Last ChanceGold, SilverUnknown
Della JaneGoldUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ragner PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Scott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in King 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
Ragnar4.7 miles12
Bandera5.3 miles13
Edgewick5.8 miles12
Riverpoint6.4 miles12
Riverbend7.4 miles14
Tanner7.5 miles12
Cedar Falls8.2 miles14
Rockdale9.2 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519890. 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.