BlockMaple Valley Heights, Washington
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Seattle East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98058. It lies near Cedar Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Maple Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Maple Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Renton quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Maple Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Maple Valley Heights between 1993 and 2008, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SQUAK MOUNTAIN |
| 10 September 1993 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 July 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SQAUK STUMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Maple Valley Heights: 15 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harris Clay Mine | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Cedar Mountain Property | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Cedar Mountain Property | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Sunset Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 55 Sand Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Cavanaugh | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Wilde | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Elliott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Mountain | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Maple Hills | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Lake Desire | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Cedar Grove | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| East Renton Highlands | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| High Valley | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Elliott | 2.9 miles | 23 | |
| Maplewood Heights | 3.6 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 Q122544980 | 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 1510050. 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.