BlockUniversity, Washington
31 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seattle census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98105. It stands on Ravenna Creek. The Survey maps it on the Seattle North quadrangle.
On record in University
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 within a mile 12 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Henry Owen Shuey Houselisted 2002 · 0.1 miles away
University Heights Schoollisted 2010 · 0.2 miles away
Cowen Park Bridgelisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Seattle Public Librarylisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Ravenna Park Bridgelisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Priory, and Schoollisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Sigma Kappa Mu Chapter Houselisted 2007 · 0.4 miles away
Ravenna-Cowen North Historic Districtlisted 2018 · 0.5 miles away
Ye College Innlisted 1982 · 0.7 miles away
University of Washington Faculty Clublisted 2016 · 0.8 miles away
Nuclear Reactor Buildinglisted 2009 · 0.8 miles away- University National Bank Buildinglisted 2021 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 31 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.
- 1894 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle Special quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Seattle North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Seattle North quadrangle1:25000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 University: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University District | 0.4 miles | 31 | |
| Ravenna | 0.9 miles | 31 | |
| Latona (historical) | 1.0 miles | 31 | |
| Roosevelt | 1.1 miles | 31 | |
| Meridian | 1.1 miles | 31 | |
| Wallingford | 1.2 miles | 31 | |
| Bryant | 1.3 miles | 31 | |
| Portage Bay | 1.4 miles | 31 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512751. 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.
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.