Henrys, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98038. It stands on Ravensdale Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Diamond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Black Diamond quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Henrys between 1992 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LITTLE SALMON |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GREEN RIVER GORGE |
| 2 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH GREEN |
| 28 July 1996 | Fireworks | 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
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Henrys: 13 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Arsenic | Arsenic, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Green River Hi-Alumina Clays | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Royal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875, 1957 | |
| Franklin Silica Sand | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Ravensdale Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Byrd Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | ||
| Cardinal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | 1958 | |
| Black Diamond Coal Dump | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ravensdale Coal Dump | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ravensdale Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Henrys in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Henrys | - | A funnel cloud was spotted near Maple Valley for a few minutes and photographed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Danville | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Ravensdale | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Cherokee Bay Park | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Morganville | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Noble | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Georgetown | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| One Hundred One Pines | 2.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1531583. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







