BlockMay Creek, Washington
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seattle East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98056. It stands on May Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mercer Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1950 USGS Mercer Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Bellevue South quadrangle1:25000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of May Creek between 2006 and 2017, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 8TH AVE |
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of May Creek: 20 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renton Junction A | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Renton Mine | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Black River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Riverton Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Creek Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Factoria Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Renton 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennydale | 0.8 miles | 23 | |
| Pines | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Newport Hills | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Hazelwood | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Lake Heights | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Newcastle | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Bryn Mawr | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| Highlands Park | 2.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511130. 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.