Little Elkhorn, Washington
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98606. It lies near Camp Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lacamas Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1918 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1934 USGS Troutdale quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500
- 1942 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Camas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Lacamas Creek quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Lacamas Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Little Elkhorn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 42 acres in total. None started naturally. 12 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 | 43 |
| Debris and open burning | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 243RD AVE |
| 8 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH LARCH |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 232ND AVE |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROCK PIT FIRE #4 |
| 30 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT SEAT FIRE |
| 30 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHEEL FIRE |
| 28 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 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
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Little Elkhorn: 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna Farm | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Livingston Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | 1.9 miles | 23 | |
| Ireland | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hockinson | 4.3 miles | 23 | |
| Proebstel | 4.4 miles | 23 | |
| Creswell Heights | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Venersborg | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sunnyside | 5.0 miles | 21 | |
| Fern Prairie | 5.0 miles | 23 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122594135 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1522209. 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.











