BlockLongview, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99346. It lies near Fourmile Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Irrigon quadrangle. It stands 302 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Irrigon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Irrigon quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Longview (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,602 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 600 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PAT-95-2 |
| 28 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | UMATILLA RIVER |
| 21 August 2012 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | PATTERSON |
| 2 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | MCCAMPPM2 |
| 16 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MARINA FIRE |
| 6 July 1992 | Natural | 25 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | U.P. FARM |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 400 acres | Spokane District | SILLUTUS |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Benton County Fire Districts | TRUMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Longview (historical): 25 past producers, 9 producers. 9 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bonney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bonney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| North McNary | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Paterson | 10.1 miles | 15 | |
| Horse Heaven | 13.5 miles | 10 | |
| Berrian | 13.9 miles | 14 | |
| Badger | 18.9 miles | 11 | |
| Whitcomb | 20.2 miles | 17 | |
| Highland | 21.1 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Longview (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6674411 | 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 1514780. 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.