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Saint John, Washington

33 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Vancouver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98686. It stands on Pleasant Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orchards quadrangle.

Saint John within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 33 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

32 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Saint John between 1992 and 2019, burning about 40 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 burning9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony6
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Fireworks2
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
21 September 2002Recreation and ceremony1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 September 1994Debris and open burning1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters148TH STREET
14 September 2016Debris and open burning3.1 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHORTYS FIRE
13 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 August 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters82ND
26 August 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersHAM
25 August 1998Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Saint John: 15 past producers, 2 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brush Prairie PlacerGold, Titanium, IronProspect
Mill Plain PitStoneProducer
Bokemier Iron DepositIronProspect
Hidden Brick CoClayPast Producer
Howland Acres ProspectIronOccurrenceLimonite
WildeClayPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Homan PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Clark 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
Barberton0.7 miles33
Homan1.6 miles33
Rye1.7 miles33
Walnut Grove2.1 miles33
Hidden2.1 miles33
Five Corners2.1 miles33
Salmon Creek2.2 miles33
Mount Vista2.8 miles33

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512861. 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.