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Knapp, Washington

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Vancouver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98642. It stands on Salmon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vancouver quadrangle.

Knapp within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 33 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

67 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Knapp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 44 acres in total. 3 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 burning19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism7
Recreation and ceremony6
Fireworks6
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Natural3
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
22 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
18 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 September 2016Debris and open burning3.1 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHORTYS FIRE
12 September 2014Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPOTATO
12 September 2001Other causes1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
11 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCOLUMBIA HILLS
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.7 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHILLAPOO 5
1 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHILLAPOO 4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Knapp: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Titanium, Metal, Aluminum, Iron, Aluminum, Titanium, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bauxite Scapoose - St HelensTitanium, Metal, Aluminum, IronOccurrenceLimonite
Mill Plain PitStoneProducer
Scapoose-St. Helens BauxiteAluminum, Titanium, IronOccurrence
Crown ZellerbachSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Salmon Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sauvie IslandSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sauvie IslandSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Sara1.4 miles16
Felida2.4 miles33
Lakeshore3.8 miles33
Lambert3.9 miles16
Lake Shore3.9 miles33
Baker3.9 miles16
Vancouver Junction4.7 miles33
Salmon Creek4.8 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512357. 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.