BlockRocky Ridge, Washington
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Graham-Thrift census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98387. The Survey maps it on the Frederickson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 24 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1941 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Frederickson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Tacoma South quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Frederickson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Rocky Ridge between 1999 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LACAMAS |
| 24 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HWY 7 |
| 8 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 14TH AVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rocky Ridge: 6 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ockfen 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Plain | 2.8 miles | 26 | |
| Johnsons Corner | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Loveland | 3.7 miles | 26 | |
| Berkeley | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Jims Corner | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Graham | 4.6 miles | 24 | |
| Frederickson | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| Leber | 5.3 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511266. 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.