BlockSobey, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Granite Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98258. It stands on Star Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Stevens quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS Mt Vernon quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Marysville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Lake Stevens quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Port Townsend quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Sobey between 1992 and 2019, burning about 102 acres in total. 1 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 | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CANYON DR |
| 14 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 112TH ST |
| 12 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CADMAN |
| 11 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CANYON DR #2 |
| 10 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 300 RD |
| 9 August 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RED FOX |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Sobey: 19 past producers, 8 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blomquist | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Blomquist Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Covellite, Malachite | |
| Granco Quarry | Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Granite Falls | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Granite Falls Prospect | Mercury, Nickel | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Garnierite, Genthite | |
| Haun Prospect | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wayside | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Wayside | Copper, Zinc, Vanadium, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Wayside Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Vanadium | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lochsloy | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Granite Falls | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hyland | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Bosworth | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Riverside | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hartford | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Getchell | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lake Stevens | 4.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514679. 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.