BlockRhodesia Beach, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Raymond census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98527. The Survey maps it on the Nemah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1938 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Nemah quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1992 USGS Chehalis River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
20 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Rhodesia Beach between 1995 and 2020, burning about 79 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BAY LANE |
| 9 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP ARSON D |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP FIRE E |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP ARSON C |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP ARSON F |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP ARSON A |
| 9 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LBP ARSON B |
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.8 acres | Willapa National Wildlife Refuge Complex | LEADBETTER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rhodesia Beach: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Chromium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Platinum, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leadbetter Point | Gold, Chromium, Zirconium, Titanium, Metal, Iron, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Palix River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaport (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bay Center | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bay Center Junction | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bruceport | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hines | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Oysterville | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Tokeland | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Nemah Junction | 7.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q122544254 | 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 1512600. 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.