Kummer, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98092. It stands on Cristy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Diamond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 24 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Black Diamond quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Kummer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 1997 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GREEN RIVER GORGE |
| 2 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 August 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 August 2001 | 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
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Kummer: 14 past producers, 7 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Arsenic, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blum Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dobroff | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Franklin Arsenic | Arsenic, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Royal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875, 1957 | |
| Cardinal Reward Mine | Mercury, Arsenic | Occurrence | 1958 | |
| Franklin Silica Sand | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Ravensdale Pit | Silica | Producer | ||
| Blum Hi-Alumina Clay Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Green River Hi-Alumina Clays | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Kummer Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morganville | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Black Diamond | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| One Hundred One Pines | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Krain | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Wabash | 3.6 miles | 29 | |
| Green River | 3.6 miles | 24 | |
| Franklin | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Henrys | 4.0 miles | 24 |
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 Q122542907 | 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 1511080. 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.







