BlockSkookumchuck, Washington
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Thurston South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98589. The Survey maps it on the East Olympia quadrangle. It stands 328 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1916 USGS Chehalis quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS East Olympia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Tenino quadrangle1:50000
- 1980 USGS Centralia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS East Olympia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Skookumchuck between 1992 and 2020, burning about 257 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 5 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 | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MCINTOSH SOUTH |
| 4 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2000 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Skookumchuck: 11 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Army Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hercules Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Spencer Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Gehrke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grove Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rainier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandymere Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Scatter Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spurgeon 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Junction | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Offutt Lake | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| McIntosh | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Fir Tree | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Chaenn Hill | 4.3 miles | 21 | |
| Rainier | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Plumb | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Kellys Korner | 5.5 miles | 21 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Skookumchuck | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65067481 | 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 1511320. 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.