BlockState Camp, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Skamokawa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98612. It stands on Duck Creek. The Survey maps it on the Skamokawa Pass quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1941 USGS Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nassa Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of State Camp between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SECTION 32-3 |
| 3 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PEPPERMILL |
| 21 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 630 |
| 12 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SECTION 32-2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of State Camp: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callahan Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cowlitz-Wahkiakum | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Rock Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cathlamet Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elokomin River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elokomin River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Elokomin River 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Cathlamet | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Cathlamet | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Flandersville | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle Cliff | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Waterford | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Skamokawa | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Brookfield (historical) | 12.7 miles | 14 |
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 Q122546517 | 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 1509681. 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.