BlockRoss, Washington
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seattle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98119. It lies near Queen Anne Hill. The Survey maps it on the Seattle North quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Ross
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 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fremont Buildinglisted 1992 · 0.6 miles away
Fremont Bridgelisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Seattle Public Librarylisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
Wagner Houseboatlisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
Aurora Avenue Bridgelisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Chittenden Locks and Lake Washington Ship Canallisted 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Wilke Farmhouselisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Seattle Public Librarylisted 1982 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 31 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.
- 1894 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle Special quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Seattle North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Seattle North quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Ross (historical): 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Anne | 0.8 miles | 31 | |
| Fremont | 0.9 miles | 31 | |
| Edgewater (historical) | 1.2 miles | 31 | |
| West Woodland | 1.5 miles | 31 | |
| Phinney Ridge | 1.7 miles | 31 | |
| Interbay | 1.8 miles | 32 | |
| Wallingford | 1.9 miles | 31 | |
| Lawton | 1.9 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514937. 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.
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.