BlockMathews Corner, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Pasco North census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99301. The Survey maps it on the Mathews Corner quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1917 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Eltopia quadrangle1:62500
- 1975 USGS Mathews Corner quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Mathews Corner quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Mathews Corner in 2003, burning about 2 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 June 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hanford Reach National Monument | RINGOLD |
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mathews Corner: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone, Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia River Clays | Clay, Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Richland | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Ringold Gravel | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| White Bluffs | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Ringold Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sagemoor | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Eltopia | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Basin City | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Glade | 9.6 miles | 11 | |
| Edwards | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Mesa | 12.8 miles | 11 | |
| Riverview | 14.8 miles | 12 | |
| West Pasco | 14.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511128. 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.