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Morganville, Washington

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98010. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Black Diamond quadrangle.

Morganville within King County

On record in Morganville

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 2 records

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

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 24 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

22 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Morganville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 44 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 3 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/undetermined5
Recreation and ceremony4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks3
Debris and open burning2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
9 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
29 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 August 1997Fireworks3.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
27 August 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersGREEN RIVER GORGE
2 August 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
19 August 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
18 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestFRANKLIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in King County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Morganville: 13 past producers, 7 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum. 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
Blum PitClayPast Producer
DobroffIronOccurrence
Franklin ArsenicArsenic, SilverProspect
Royal Reward MineMercury, Arsenic, AntimonyPast Producer1875, 1957
Franklin Silica SandSilicaProspect
Ravensdale PitSilicaProducer
Blum Hi-Alumina Clay DepositAluminumProspect
Byrd ProspectMercuryOccurrence
Cardinal Reward MineMercury, ArsenicOccurrence1958
Green River Hi-Alumina ClaysAluminumProspect

Every working recorded in King 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
Black Diamond1.0 miles24
One Hundred One Pines1.1 miles24
Kummer1.8 miles24
Henrys2.2 miles24
Lake Morton3.2 miles24
Summit3.4 miles24
Ravensdale3.4 miles13
Danville3.4 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512478. 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.