Lexington, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Longview-Kelso census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98626. It stands on Ostrander Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kelso quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1921 USGS Kalama quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Kelso quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Kelso quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Lexington between 1992 and 2020, burning about 156 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 39 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILL STREET |
| 4 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT. BRYNION RD |
| 28 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 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
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Lexington: 16 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grady Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mount 5640 Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Longview | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Section 4 | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Corman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Headquarters Rd. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Memorial Park Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ostrander Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cowlitz River Bar | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lexington in 3 storm reports between 2021 and 2022: 2 flood, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2022 | Hail | Lexington | - | Washington State Patrol reported all lanes of I5 closed around exit 42 due to traffic accidents attributed to hail accumulating on pavement. Three to five vehicles involved in accidents. There was one fatality and one injury. Note: Hail size estimated from other reports in the region. |
| January 2021 | Flood | Lexington | - | The Cowlitz River at Kelso rose above flood stage at 1315PST on the 13th, crested at 22.2 feet, then fell below flood stage 0100PST on the 14th. Flood stage is 21.5 feet. |
| November 2021 | Flood | Lexington | - | The Cowlitz River at Kelso (KELW1) rose above flood stage on the morning of the 11th, created at 21.5 feet around 2000PST on the 11th, then fell below flood stage on the morning of the 12th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ostrander | 0.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rocky Point | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia Heights | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Longview Heights | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Kelso | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| West Kelso | 3.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512388. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






