BlockGilmer, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the White Salmon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98672. It stands on Kline Creek. The Survey maps it on the Husum quadrangle. It stands 1,365 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Husum quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Husum quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Husum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Gilmer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 394 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LYON |
| 8 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DRY CREEK |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BZ |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT BERG |
| 26 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PILE |
| 25 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TRANSFER STATION |
| 24 September 2001 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gilmer: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| B Z Corner | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Husum | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Brook | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Snowden | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Laurel | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Laws Corner | 8.4 miles | 15 | |
| Trout Lake | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| Klickitat Heights | 9.7 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Gilmer | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27995371 | 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 1519965. 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.