Gooseneck, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dallesport-Klickitat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98613. The Survey maps it on the Stacker Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 The Dalles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Stacker Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Stacker Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Gooseneck between 1993 and 2018, burning about 26,728 acres in total. 7 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CENTERVILLE HIGHWAY MP 10 |
| 14 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STACKER BUTTE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | 52 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWALE CANYON |
| 29 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 11,008 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WISHRAM 2 |
| 27 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | COLEFIELD |
| 27 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 13 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWALE CREEK |
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 Gooseneck: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryant Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Layman No3 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pacific Northwest Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warwick | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Swale | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Wishram Heights | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Wishram | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Centerville | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wahkiacus | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Smithville | 8.5 miles | 17 | |
| Klickitat Springs | 8.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1520155. 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.







