BlockLaws Corner, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the White Salmon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98672. It lies near Tracy Hill. The Survey maps it on the Husum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Husum quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Husum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
267 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 267 fires within 5 miles of Laws Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,614 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 67 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Fireworks | 20 |
| Smoking | 14 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Other causes | 6 |
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 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | CATHERINE |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,644 acres | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | HIGHWAY 141 |
| 5 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT BERG |
| 5 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 830 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Laws Corner: 23 past producers, 5 producers, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klickitat Co. Pits | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Basalt Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| George Property Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hanel Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hood River Sand and Gravel Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hood River Sand and Gravel Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Koberg Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Appleton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Brook | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bingen | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| White Salmon | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Straight Point | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Husum | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Klickitat Heights | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Snowden | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| B Z Corner | 8.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521952. 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.