Klaus, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Logan Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98532. The Survey maps it on the Jackson Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Jackson Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Klaus between 1992 and 2019, burning about 176 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MEIER RD |
| 5 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KRUGER TWO |
| 5 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ALPHA RD |
| 3 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GAME DAY |
| 25 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TIN MAN |
| 25 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 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
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Klaus: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Keller-Petra-Keller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Union Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 1.9 miles | 15 | |
| Marys Corner | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Napavine | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Oxley | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Saint Urban | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Phillips | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Evaline | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ethel | 6.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510306. 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.







