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Washington Park, Washington

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1961. It stands in the Yakima census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98901. The Survey maps it on the Yakima East quadrangle.

Washington Park within Yakima County

On record in Washington Park

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 of 18 shown

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Every listing in Yakima County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

44 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Washington Park between 1997 and 2020, burning about 3,490 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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
Fireworks30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony2
Natural1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
19 September 2012Arson/incendiarism191 acresYakama AgencyFRUIT STAND
1 September 1997Misuse of fire by a minor20 acresYakama AgencyAHTANUM RG
8 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeCOYOTE CREEK
7 July 2009Fireworksunder an acreYakama Agency16TH AND GILBERT
5 July 2015Fireworksunder an acreYakama Agency16TH / GILBERT
5 July 2014Fireworksunder an acreYakama AgencyGILBERT 2
5 July 2000Fireworksunder an acreYakama AgencyGRAVEY
4 July 2017Fireworksunder an acreYakama AgencyGILBERT # 3

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Yakima County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 29 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Washington Park: 24 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Pumice, Clay. 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
SelahSilicaOccurrence
Willow Springs No. 3Gold, SilverProspect
KaiserClayPast Producer
Selah No. 2PumiceOccurrence
Union Gap QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
WenasPumiceOccurrence
YakimaClayPast Producer
Zirkle QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Bruenig PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Meyers PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Yakima 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
Yakima1.0 miles17
South Broadway2.6 miles17
Terrace Heights2.6 miles14
Union Gap2.8 miles14
Birchfield3.2 miles14
Fruitvale3.7 miles17
Pomona Heights4.2 miles15
Selah4.5 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510657. 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.