BlockOlalla, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Port Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98359. It stands on Olalla Creek. The Survey maps it on the Olalla quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
On record in Olalla
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 1 record
Charles F. Nelson Houselisted 1973
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Olalla quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Olalla between 2004 and 2005, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2005 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHERWOOD |
| 22 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOSKINS HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Olalla: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Valley Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ellisport Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Navy Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tjomsland Pit-Div 10 | 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fragaria | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Banner | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Burley | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Southworth | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bethel | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| South Colby | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Harper | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Conifer Park | 7.0 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Olalla | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6049633 | 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 1512528. 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.