Plymouth, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the South Benton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99346. The Survey maps it on the Umatilla quadrangle. It stands 292 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1908 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Hermiston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Umatilla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Plymouth between 1996 and 2020, burning about 6,422 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Spokane District | MCNARY |
| 28 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Umatilla National Wildlife Refuge | UMATILLA RIVER |
| 27 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Vale District | LAUBACK 2 |
| 20 August 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Vale District | PICKUP |
| 17 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Vale District | LAUBACK |
| 16 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MARINA FIRE |
| 5 July 2001 | Fireworks | 400 acres | Spokane District | SILLUTUS |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Benton County Fire Districts | TRUMAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Plymouth: 32 past producers, 11 producers, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berrian Island Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bensel Road Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plymouth in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | Several irrigation pivots blown over. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Plymouth | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North McNary | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Longview (historical) | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Berrian | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Paterson | 13.4 miles | 15 | |
| Horse Heaven | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Badger | 18.3 miles | 11 | |
| Highland | 18.5 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 20.6 miles | 12 |
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 Plymouth | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3304485 | 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 1507501. 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.





