Port of Kennewick, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Richland-Kennewick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99336. It lies near Clover Island. The Survey maps it on the Pasco quadrangle.
On record in Port of Kennewick
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Kennewick Fruit & Produce Company Buildinglisted 2025 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1917 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Pasco quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Port of Kennewick between 2000 and 2019, burning about 84 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | 2ND ST. |
| 20 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | MAPLE |
| 15 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | BLACKBERRY |
| 7 July 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | REINKIN |
| 5 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | RANKIN |
| 5 July 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | McNary National Wildlife Refuge | HWY124 |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mid Columbia National Wildlife Refuge Complex | RAY |
| 4 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Walla Walla County Fire Districts | QUINCY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Port of Kennewick: 11 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D.O.E. Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cherry Lane Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kennewick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Matheson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Matheson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pasco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Putnam Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sanders and Young Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennewick | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| South Highlands | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| West Highlands | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hedges | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Finley | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Highland | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Vista | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Island View | 6.7 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.
| Wikidata item Q122542899 | 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 1513391. 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.





