Kellys Korner, Washington
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Olympia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98513. The Survey maps it on the East Olympia quadrangle. It stands 213 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Chehalis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS East Olympia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:50000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS East Olympia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
238 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 238 fires within 5 miles of Kellys Korner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 229 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 |
| Fireworks | 21 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 14 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 14 |
| Smoking | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | I-5 TRAIL SE |
| 8 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SEVEN OAKS |
| 8 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 700 |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIVER RIDGE |
| 4 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kellys Korner: 9 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| St. Clair Lake | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Fleetwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gleason Kearney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olympia Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spurgeon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Squires Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Steilacoom Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fir Tree | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Union Mill | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Clair | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| East Olympia | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Mushroom Corner | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lacey | 4.5 miles | 18 | |
| Tanglewilde | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Thompson Place | 4.9 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q54888580 | 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 1512342. 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.












