BlockParkview, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1975. It stands in the Bellingham census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98225. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bellingham North quadrangle.
On record in Parkview
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.
Victor A. Roeder Houselisted 1977 · 1.0 miles away- Broadway Park Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Sumas quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Sumas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Bellingham North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Lynden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Parkview between 1993 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BLACKBERRY YARD |
| 7 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COTTONWOOD |
| 2 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STUART RD |
| 2 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CORNWALL BEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Parkview: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Magnesite, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brennan Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Olivine Mill | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Griffin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellingham | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Birchwood | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Washington Colony (historical) | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Eureka | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Roosevelt | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Alderwood | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Alabama Hill | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Dewey | 2.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514378. 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.