Pioneer, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Battle Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98642. The Survey maps it on the Ridgefield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ridgefield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ridgefield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Pioneer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST 50TH AVE |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 18 HUB |
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 1999 | Other causes | 1.0 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 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Pioneer: 8 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Plain Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| R B Muffet Brick and Tile Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis River Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | 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 | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pioneer in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2022 | Flood | Pioneer | - | Clogged drains resulted in minor street flooding. Up to 3 inches of rain fell on the 4th in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Pioneer | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lambert | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| La Center | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| King Corner | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Good Hope | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dollar Corner | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Baker | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ridgefield | 4.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514751. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








