BlockSwem, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Willapa Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98577. It stands on Swem Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dean Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Walville quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Pe Ell quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Dean Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Chehalis River quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Swem between 1992 and 2018, burning about 4 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FLIPPY FLOP FIRE |
| 12 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LUSCK |
| 29 August 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COUGAR |
| 16 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 7320 |
| 13 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 8200 RD |
| 27 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NEWAKUM |
| 31 May 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Swem: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Manganese, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Skookum Claim | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Replacement |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511357. 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.