BlockRye, Washington
33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Vancouver census division. The Survey maps it on the Vancouver quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 33 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 Portland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1905 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1940 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Portland quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Rye between 1992 and 2020, burning about 204 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 166 acres | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | FRUIT VALLEY |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 148TH STREET |
| 4 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 82ND |
| 3 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Rye: 18 past producers, 3 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Prairie Placer | Gold, Titanium, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Mill Plain Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Bokemier Iron Deposit | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Hidden Brick Co | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Howland Acres Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Limonite | |
| Wilde | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Homan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden | 0.4 miles | 33 | |
| Minnehaha | 1.5 miles | 33 | |
| Walnut Grove | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Saint John | 1.7 miles | 33 | |
| Hazel Dell | 1.8 miles | 33 | |
| Barberton | 2.1 miles | 33 | |
| Salmon Creek | 2.6 miles | 33 | |
| Burton Homes | 2.9 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512631. 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.