BlockKopiah, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Logan Hill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98531. The Survey maps it on the Logan Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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
- 1984 USGS Logan Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Logan Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Kopiah between 1992 and 2019, burning about 164 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PROFFITT RD |
| 1 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ALPHA |
| 4 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CEDAR HILL |
| 4 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BACK 2 BACK |
| 30 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Kopiah: 4 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Mendota | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Weyerhaeuser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tono A Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Tono B Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nulls Crossing | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Wabash | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Centralia | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Forest | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Oxley | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Chehalis | 8.8 miles | 17 | |
| Blakeslee Junction | 9.0 miles | 17 | |
| Klaus | 9.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511078. 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.