BlockMinter, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Gig Harbor Peninsula census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98329. It stands on Minter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fox Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1942 USGS Gig Harbor quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Gig Harbor quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Fox Island quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Sylvan quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Fox Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Minter between 1994 and 2020, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUGE CREEK |
| 12 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CARNEY LAKE |
| 11 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VAUGHN CREEK |
| 1 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KEY PEN |
| 16 July 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 July 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.5 acres | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Minter: 11 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 144th St. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Butler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pine Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Purdy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stacy-Benson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshine Beach | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Wauna | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sunrise Beach | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rosedale | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Glencove | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Key Center | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Swede Hill | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Purdy | 3.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1513167. 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.