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Hazel, Washington

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Darrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98223. It stands on Dicks Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Higgins quadrangle. It stands 292 feet above sea level.

Hazel within Snohomish County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

18 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Hazel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 144 acres in total. 4 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
Natural4
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Fireworks2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
6 September 1994Smokingunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forestnot named
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use70 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
26 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestBOULDER RIVER
22 August 2010Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWHITEHORSE ROUND 2
8 July 2010Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLOG JAM
25 July 2009Naturalunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestFRENCH CREEK
25 July 2009Natural2.0 acresMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestHIGGINS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Snohomish 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 Hazel: 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Gold, Copper, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Halterman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lawrence ClaimsCopper, ArsenicOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Old Gray MareZinc, LeadUnknown
Washington Gem Jade Co.GemstoneUnknown
Whitehorse MareCalciumUnknown
Calf Moose PlacerGoldOccurrence
Cow Moose PlacerGoldOccurrence
French CreekManganeseProspect1956
French Creek ProspectManganeseOccurrenceReplacement
LawrenceCopperProspect

Every working recorded in Snohomish 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
Rowan2.3 miles15
Tulker2.3 miles15
Halterman4.0 miles15
Swede Heaven4.3 miles14
Fortson4.4 miles14
White Horse5.5 miles14
Oso6.4 miles15
Barco7.2 miles14

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 HazelAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27988972The 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 1520638. 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.