Rosario, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Orcas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98245. It stands on Rosario Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mount Constitution quadrangle. It stands 164 feet above sea level.
On record in Rosario
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.
Rosariolisted 1978 · 0.2 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.
- 1943 USGS Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Orcas Island quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1977 USGS Eastsound quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Eastsound quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Rosario between 1996 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAGLE LAKE |
| 22 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CROW VALLEY |
| 15 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | BONNIE BRAE |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | SEAVIEW |
| 9 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northwest Region-Department of Natural Resources | POINT LAWRENCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Rosario: 15 occurrences, 11 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcgraw-Kittinger Deposit | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| North Beach Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Orcas Island | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sea Island Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Buck Mountain Deposit No. 1 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Camp Indralaya Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Chuckanut Lime Co. Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Double Hill Deposit No. 1 | Limestone, General | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dolphin | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Olga | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Eastsound | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Buckhorn | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| West Sound | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Beach Haven | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Orkila | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Orcas | 5.1 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Rosario | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27988877 | 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 1512618. 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.





