Waterford, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cathlamet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98612. It lies near Cooper Island. The Survey maps it on the Nassa Point quadrangle. It stands 85 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cathlamet quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hoquiam quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Astoria quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Nassa Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
27 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Waterford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 112 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Columbia City Unit | COLVIN ROAD #1 |
| 6 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.2 acres | Columbia City Unit | GRAHAM CREEK #1 |
| 5 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | HOWARD DRIVE |
| 3 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PEPPERMILL |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 September 1995 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COUNTY LINE FIRE |
| 30 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITES ISLAND FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Waterford: 13 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Bergman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| A. Bergman | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| E Johnson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Graham Pit and Plant | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| R. Olson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| W Evenson | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Cathlamet Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Crown Zellerbach | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flandersville | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle Cliff | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| East Cathlamet | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Cathlamet | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| State Camp | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Sleepy Hollow | 12.8 miles | 14 | |
| Skamokawa | 12.9 miles | 14 | |
| Brookfield (historical) | 17.3 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q94374852 | 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 1509918. 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.







