BlockSouth Bay, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Olympia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98506. It stands on Woodland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lacey 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.
- 1937 USGS Olympia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Olympia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Lacey quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Lacey quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
154 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of South Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 71 acres in total. None started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | I-5 TRAIL SE |
| 8 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MALL FIRE |
| 8 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of South Bay: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29th Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ames Huntly Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Capitol Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fleetwood Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gleason Kearney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lacey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| O & K Trucking Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Olympia Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steilacoom Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sundberg 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Olympia | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Lacey | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Thompson Place | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Tanglewilde | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Olympia | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Marshville (historical) | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Mushroom Corner | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| Boston Harbor | 5.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512670. 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.