Scotton Corner, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Battle Ground census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98604. It stands on Morgan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Battle Ground quadrangle.
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 Battle Ground quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS La Center quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Battle Ground quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Scotton Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST 50TH AVE |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 2009 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BAKER CREEK RD. |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | 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 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Scotton Corner: 9 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Titanium, Iron. 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 | ||
| Crawford | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Finn Hill Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Daybreak Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Homan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lewis River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Smith Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tebo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Scotton Corner in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Scotton Corner | $5,000 | Public report of a large tree which had fallen on a house via photo on Facebook. Time estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battle Ground West | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Battle Ground | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Meadow Glade | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Kumtux | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Brush Prairie | 2.4 miles | 33 | |
| Cherry Grove | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lewisville | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Hockinson | 3.3 miles | 23 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122596994 | The 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 1512648. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








