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.
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.
Ezra Meeker Mansionlisted 1971 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 26 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
- 1941 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Puyallup quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Puyallup quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 494 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | SUMNER GRADE |
| 5 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EHLI HILL |
| 28 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 1996 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SNOW SHOE |
| 20 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MCCALLISTER CREEK |
| 2 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 July 2004 | 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 23 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcmillan | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Aztec Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Carl G. Olson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Firwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lidford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lundblad Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Milcane Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Norm's Auto Wrecking Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Hill Sand and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puyallup | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| North Puyallup | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Sumner | 2.3 miles | 28 | |
| Alderton | 2.8 miles | 28 | |
| South Hill | 3.1 miles | 26 | |
| McMillin | 3.9 miles | 28 | |
| Benroy | 4.2 miles | 28 | |
| Edgewood | 4.5 miles | 24 |
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.










