Joyce, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Crescent census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98363. The Survey maps it on the Joyce quadrangle. It stands 358 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1919 USGS Port Crescent quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Joyce quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Joyce quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Port Angeles quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Joyce between 1992 and 2020, burning about 126 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STRIPED PIT FIRE |
| 30 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPPC |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FISHER COVE FIRE |
| 21 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LYRE RIVER CAMPGROUND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Joyce: 11 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fir | Manganese | Unknown | 1956 | |
| King | Manganese | Unknown | 1956 | |
| Christopher Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fielding Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hillstead Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lyre Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Piedmont Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ramapo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Joyce in 1 storm report in 1999: 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Heavy Rain | Joyce | $350,000 | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Port Crescent | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Disque | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Ramapo | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Maple Grove | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Piedmont | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Snug Harbor | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Crescent | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Coville | 5.6 miles | 12 |
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 Joyce | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6297369 | 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 1521482. 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.




