BlockSara, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Vancouver census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98642. It stands on Packard Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ridgefield quadrangle.
On record in Sara
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.
Sara Storelisted 1995 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1940 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Ridgefield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Ridgefield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Sara between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 7 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 3.1 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHORTYS FIRE |
| 12 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | POTATO |
| 12 September 2001 | Other causes | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 11 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COLUMBIA HILLS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sara: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Plain Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Salmon Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sauvie Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sauvie Island | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knapp | 1.4 miles | 33 | |
| Lambert | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Baker | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Felida | 2.9 miles | 33 | |
| Lakeshore | 4.3 miles | 33 | |
| Lake Shore | 4.4 miles | 33 | |
| Salmon Creek | 4.4 miles | 33 | |
| Mount Vista | 4.4 miles | 33 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512641. 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.