BlockLake Tapps, Washington
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Puyallup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98391. It lies near Island Twentyone. The Survey maps it on the Sumner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 28 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
- 1942 USGS Lake Tapps quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1944 USGS Lake Tapps quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Sumner quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Sumner quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Lake Tapps between 1992 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | G.R.C.C. |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EHLI HILL |
| 21 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | STARR |
| 4 July 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 July 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | FIREWORK |
| 9 June 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 June 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | THE PRESIDENT |
| 15 April 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 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
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Lake Tapps: 15 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Auburn Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bremmeyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Heidinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Main Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Main Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Meade Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hill Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Terry 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dieringer | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| Benroy | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Sumner | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Bonney Lake | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Cedar View | 5.4 miles | 28 | |
| Edgewood | 5.5 miles | 24 | |
| North Puyallup | 5.5 miles | 26 | |
| Alderton | 5.6 miles | 28 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2797282. 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.