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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.

Rosario within San Juan County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

22 since 1996

Regional 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 burning5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Smoking3
Natural3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersEAGLE LAKE
22 September 2000Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCROW VALLEY
15 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesBONNIE BRAE
10 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesSEAVIEW
9 August 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 August 1996Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
24 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresNorthwest Region-Department of Natural ResourcesPOINT LAWRENCE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in San Juan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 28 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Mcgraw-Kittinger DepositLimestone, General, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
North Beach QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Orcas IslandClayPast Producer
Sea Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Buck Mountain Deposit No. 1Limestone, GeneralPast Producer
Camp Indralaya DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Chuckanut Lime Co. QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer
Double Hill Deposit No. 1Limestone, GeneralOccurrence

Every working recorded in San Juan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dolphin1.8 miles12
Olga2.9 miles13
Eastsound3.7 miles12
Buckhorn4.0 miles12
West Sound4.4 miles12
Beach Haven5.0 miles12
Camp Orkila5.0 miles12
Orcas5.1 miles11

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 RosarioAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27988877The 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.