BlockLaurel, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Yakama Nation Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98619. The Survey maps it on the Quigley Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Husum quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Quigley Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Laurel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 457 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Natural | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2008 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RFD BARN FIRE |
| 9 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge | ASPEN |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOLMES CREEK |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAUREL ROAD |
| 8 September 1994 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOLMES CREEK |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Laurel: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Volcanic Materials, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laurel | Pumice, Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Quigley Butte Cinders | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilmer | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Glenwood | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Snowden | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Trout Lake | 8.7 miles | 15 | |
| Guler | 9.3 miles | 15 | |
| B Z Corner | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Mountain Brook | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Appleton | 10.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521937. 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.