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Meeker, Washington

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Puyallup census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98372. It stands on White River. The Survey maps it on the Puyallup quadrangle.

Meeker within Pierce County

On record in Meeker

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 26 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

14 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Meeker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 532 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined494 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeSUMNER GRADE
5 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEHLI HILL
28 August 1996Debris and open burning2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
21 August 1996Smoking2.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
20 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSNOW SHOE
20 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresNisqually National Wildlife Refuge ComplexMCCALLISTER CREEK
2 August 2001Recreation and ceremony6.1 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 July 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pierce County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Meeker: 20 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
McmillanCalciumPast Producer
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Aztec PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Carl G. Olson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Firwood PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lidford PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lundblad PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Milcane PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Norm's Auto Wrecking PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
North Hill Sand and Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Pierce County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Puyallup0.8 miles26
North Puyallup1.4 miles26
Sumner2.3 miles28
Alderton2.8 miles28
South Hill3.1 miles26
McMillin3.9 miles28
Benroy4.2 miles28
Edgewood4.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511141. 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.