BlockMinkler, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Lyman-Hamilton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98284. It stands on Childs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lyman quadrangle. It stands 66 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1921 USGS Wickersham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Wickersham quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1980 USGS Lyman quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Minkler between 1992 and 2020, burning about 32 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLUE MOON |
| 19 September 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DUKES HILL |
| 14 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | THE SKIPPER TOO |
| 13 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | SKAGHOUSE |
| 4 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELK RUN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Minkler: 7 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Nickel, Asbestos, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Creek | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Katie | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Lyman | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Scott | Asbestos, Arsenic, Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Lyman | Asbestos | Past Producer | ||
| George Scott | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| George Scott Claim | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Powell Creek | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Powell Creek | Nickel | Occurrence | ||
| Anacortes Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyman | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Day Creek | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Cokedale | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hamilton Junction | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hamilton | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sedro-Woolley | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Clear Lake | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Thornwood | 7.6 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q27989042 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1523242. 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.