BlockLakewood, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Stanwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98271. It stands on Cougar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arlington West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1911 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Arlington West quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Lakewood between 1993 and 2020, burning about 68 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | FREEWAY |
| 18 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HAPPY VALLEY |
| 5 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | POPEYES CORNER |
| 4 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACKBERRY FARM |
| 29 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Puget Sound Agency | DIRT PIT |
| 27 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CENTENNIAL BRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lakewood: 14 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arlanco Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Industrial Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pilchuck Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stillaguamish Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 0.0 miles | 19 | |
| Smokey Point | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Totem Park | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Stimson Crossing | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Edgecomb | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| John Sam Lake | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Kruse Junction | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lake Goodwin | 3.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530965. 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.