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Sunnyside, Washington

21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 2000. It stands in the Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98607. It stands on Carnelian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Larch Mountain quadrangle.

Sunnyside within Clark County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 21 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

95 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Sunnyside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 8 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 burning30
Recreation and ceremony27
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Arson/incendiarism8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Natural4
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters243RD AVE
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
8 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSOUTH LARCH
7 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters232ND AVE
4 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersL1560 SPUR
4 September 2017Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTOREDAHL
30 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
28 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clark County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Sunnyside: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 occurrences. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Iron, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Camas PlacerTitanium, Iron, GoldUnknown
Haag & Shaw PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
SmithMercuryOccurrence
WashingtonGoldUnknown
Hanna FarmClayProspect
ImageClayPast Producer
Washougal PitIronProducer
Washougal ProspectIronOccurrenceMagnetite
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Livingston QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clark County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Ireland1.1 miles21
Fern Prairie1.5 miles23
Creswell Heights3.7 miles21
Camas4.2 miles24
Washougal4.3 miles24
Oak Park4.3 miles24
Parkersville4.4 miles24
Parker Landing Light4.5 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530603. 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.