Stella, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Castle Rock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98632. It stands on Germany Creek. The Survey maps it on the Coal Creek quadrangle. It stands 282 feet above sea level.
On record in Stella
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Stella Blacksmith Shoplisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1919 USGS Mayger quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Clatskanie quadrangle1:62500, 3 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 Coal Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Stella between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 9 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | ALSTON-MAYGER ROAD |
| 5 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMERON CREEK |
| 4 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DRIFTING WILLOW |
| 3 September 2007 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | STEWART CREEK ROAD #1 |
| 3 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 700 |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BUNKER HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Stella: 19 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowlitz-Wahkiakum Area | Aluminum, Silica, Titanium, Iron, Water, Free, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | 1946 | |
| Sig Fransen Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mayger Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Area | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Washington Bauxite Dist. | Aluminum | Occurrence | 1946 | |
| Coal Creek Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunker Hill | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Oak Point | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Eufaula | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Eufaula Heights | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Coal Creek | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Evergreen Terrace | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| West Longview | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Valley View Tracts | 7.7 miles | 11 |
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 Stella | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q17199120 | 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 1511334. 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.








