Rees Corner, Washington
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Snohomish census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98296. It sits by Fiddlers Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Snohomish quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 26 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.
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Everett quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Everett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Rees Corner between 1992 and 2012, burning about 8 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 | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 July 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LORD HILL |
| 2 April 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 October 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAST DIGGINS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Rees Corner: 15 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snohomish | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Snohomish Sand and Gravel Inc | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Cathcart Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pilchuck River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Roosevelt Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Snohomish 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Snohomish | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Bromart | 1.6 miles | 26 | |
| Larimers Corner | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Cathcart | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Snohomish | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Firs | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| Seattle Hill | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Osborn Corner | 3.0 miles | 25 |
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 Q122545830 | 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 1511250. 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.









