BlockTahuya, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Belfair-Tahuya census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98588. It stands on Tahuya River. The Survey maps it on the Union quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:62500
- 1952 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Union quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Tahuya between 1992 and 2020, burning about 208 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DON LAKE |
| 3 September 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TOLKIEN |
| 23 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TWANOH FALLS |
| 22 September 1995 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tahuya: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beekman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Belair North Shore Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Union | 2.6 miles | 10 | |
| Potlatch | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hoodsport | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dewatto | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Forest Beach | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Skokomish | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Little Hoquiam | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lilliwaup | 7.1 miles | 10 |
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 Tahuya | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3475328 | 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 1526901. 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.