BlockNew London, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Wishkah census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98550. It stands on Polson Creek. The Survey maps it on the New London quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Humptulips quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Humptulips quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS New London quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of New London between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JEFFERSON |
| 22 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ENDERSON ROAD |
| 28 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 5200 SPUR |
| 28 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LOADING RAMP |
| 24 August 2012 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FAILOR LAKE FIRE |
| 24 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MAIN FIRE #2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of New London: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5250 Deep Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| A & M Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hoquiam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Grays Harbor City | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Gray Gables | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hoquiam | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Burrows | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Tulips | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| East Hoquiam | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Herbig Heights | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1506964. 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.