Lakeshore, 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 98665. It stands on Burnt Bridge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Vancouver quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 33 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 Portland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1940 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Lakeshore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 220 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 166 acres | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | FRUIT VALLEY |
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2001 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.7 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHILLAPOO 5 |
| 1 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHILLAPOO 4 |
| 9 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Lakeshore: 12 past producers, 4 producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum, Contained or Metal, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Vancouver Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Howland Acres Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Mill Plain Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Hidden Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Wilde | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Jantzen Beach | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jantzen Beach | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lower River Road Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Salmon Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shore | 0.3 miles | 33 | |
| Vancouver Junction | 0.9 miles | 33 | |
| Felida | 1.5 miles | 33 | |
| Hazel Dell | 2.2 miles | 33 | |
| Salmon Creek | 2.9 miles | 33 | |
| Minnehaha | 3.3 miles | 33 | |
| Hidden | 3.4 miles | 33 | |
| Rye | 3.6 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511918. 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.











