BlockMays, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bunker census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98532. It stands on Garret Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rainbow Falls quadrangle. 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1941 USGS Meskill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Adna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Rainbow Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Chehalis River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Mays (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 48 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 August 2018 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JORGENSEN ROAD |
| 7 August 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACKBERRY FIRE |
| 6 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | LEUDINGHAUS |
| 6 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEAVER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Mays (historical): 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Breen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Bunker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Curtis Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Doty Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harv Breen Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Meskill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sandman 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514889. 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.