BlockWinston, 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 South Fork Winston 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
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Winston between 1992 and 2019, burning about 53 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HINKLEMAN ROAD |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CHRISTMAS TREE FIRE |
| 11 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 10 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MOSSYROCK |
| 10 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BARTLETT ROAD |
| 5 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Winston: 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tilton River | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Coleman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Moore-Davis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mossyrock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1528252. 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.