BlockWilson, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Mossyrock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98564. It stands on Hopkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hatchet Mountain quadrangle.
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
- 1984 USGS Hatchet Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1995 and 2019, burning about 7 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HINKLEMAN ROAD |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 22 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CLIFF FIRE |
| 20 August 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WINSTON CREEK |
| 2 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | REPEAT FIRE |
| 16 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 516 D |
| 1 August 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AGNEW MILL |
| 31 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEER PARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Wilson: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Mercury, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green River | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1528199. 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.