South Broadway, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98903. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yakima West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1899 USGS Ellensburg quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Ellensburg quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
76 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of South Broadway between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7,740 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 42ND & MCCULLOUGH RD |
| 19 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 191 acres | Yakama Agency | FRUIT STAND |
| 13 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 81 N. TRACK |
| 1 September 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 20 acres | Yakama Agency | AHTANUM RG |
| 31 August 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1,661 acres | Yakama Agency | N. AHTANUM |
| 13 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 79TH AHTANUM |
| 7 July 2009 | Fireworks | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 16TH AND GILBERT |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yakama Agency | KAYS / REGAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of South Broadway: 21 past producers, 2 producers, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Springs No. 3 | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Yakima | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Union Gap Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Zirkle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Meyers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newland Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Union Gap Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed It | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Broadway in 2 storm reports in 2015: 1 hail, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union Gap | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Yakima | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Washington Park | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fruitvale | 4.1 miles | 17 | |
| Birchfield | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Terrace Heights | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| West Valley | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Parker | 5.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1867635. 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.





