BlockRiffe, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Mossyrock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98564. It stands on Simmons Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morton quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1937 USGS Eatonville quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Morton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Morton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Morton quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Riffe (historical) between 1994 and 2019, burning about 196 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE |
| 21 September 1995 | Smoking | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Other causes | 30 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GREEN MOUNTAIN |
| 5 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | OVERPASS |
| 4 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWAFFORD POND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Riffe (historical): 7 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mullaney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mossyrock 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 | ||
| 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1525047. 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.