BlockPeach Acres, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Tacoma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98467. It stands on Leach Creek. The Survey maps it on the Steilacoom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1940 USGS Anderson Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Anderson Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Steilacoom quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Anderson Island quadrangle1:62500
- 1959 USGS Steilacoom quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Steilacoom quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Peach Acres between 1992 and 2008, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2008 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TIMBERLAKE |
| 20 July 1992 | Natural | 2.0 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 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Peach Acres: 19 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Park Pit & Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holroyd Land Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakeview Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lakewood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sprague & S. Tacoma Way 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunset Beach | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Pioneer | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lakewood | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| University Place | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Clinton Park | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Manitou | 2.6 miles | 26 | |
| Fircrest | 3.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595387 | 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 1511218. 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.