BlockJovita, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Federal Way-Auburn census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98001. The Survey maps it on the Poverty Bay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 Poverty Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Poverty Bay quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Poverty Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Jovita between 2012 and 2020, burning about 494 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | SUMNER GRADE |
| 16 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hanford Reach National Monument | HANFORD TOWN SITE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Jovita: 26 past producers, 4 producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Aluminum, Contained or Metal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tacoma Reduction Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | 1943 | |
| American Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Auburn Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Aztec Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bremmeyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl G. Olson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| County Line Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Firwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Algona | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| Kitts Corner | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Stuck | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lakeland | 3.7 miles | 24 | |
| Auburn | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Federal Way | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mirror Lake | 5.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512335. 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.