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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.

Waterford within Wahkiakum County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

27 since 1992

Regional 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 burning14
Recreation and ceremony6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2007Debris and open burningunder an acreColumbia City UnitCOLVIN ROAD #1
6 September 2003Power generation/transmission/distribution1.2 acresColumbia City UnitGRAHAM CREEK #1
5 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersHOWARD DRIVE
3 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPEPPERMILL
23 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
21 September 1995Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
16 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCOUNTY LINE FIRE
30 August 2010Recreation and ceremony7.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWHITES ISLAND FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wahkiakum County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
A. BergmanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
A. BergmanSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Crown ZellerbachStonePast Producer
E JohnsonStonePast Producer
Graham Pit and PlantStonePast Producer
R. OlsonStonePast Producer
W EvensonStonePast Producer
Crown Cathlamet QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Crown ZellerbachStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Wahkiakum 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
Flandersville1.5 miles15
Eagle Cliff2.2 miles15
East Cathlamet6.0 miles15
Cathlamet7.0 miles15
State Camp7.2 miles15
Sleepy Hollow12.8 miles14
Skamokawa12.9 miles14
Brookfield (historical)17.3 miles14

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 Q94374852The 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.