BlockToutle, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Northeast Cowlitz census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98645. It stands on Outlet Creek. The Survey maps it on the Toutle quadrangle. It stands 499 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Toutle quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Toutle quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Toutle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
104 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Toutle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 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 burning | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GARDEN VIEW |
| 8 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOLLYWOOD |
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HARRY GARDNER PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Toutle: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Lake | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Taylor Bros. | Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Cowlitz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fleshman Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spirit Lake Road Clay | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Toutle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Washout Hill Clay | Clay | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sightly | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Silver Lake | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Headquarters | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Kid Valley | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Castle Rock | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 10.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sandy Bend | 11.1 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Helens | 11.1 miles | 12 |
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 Toutle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474827 | 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 1511568. 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.