Woodlawn, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Aberdeen-Hoquiam census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98550. It stands on East Fork Hoquiam River. The Survey maps it on the New London quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1943 USGS Humptulips quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Humptulips quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Shelton quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS New London quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Woodlawn between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JEFFERSON |
| 22 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BISHOP |
| 13 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 1 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ENDERSON ROAD |
| 9 August 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 1998 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2019 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BRECKINRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Woodlawn: 9 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Gold, Platinum, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Point Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hoquiam | Gold, Platinum | Occurrence | Beach Placer | |
| Hoquiam Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| West Aberdeen | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hagara 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoquiam | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| East Hoquiam | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Herbig Heights | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Broadway Heights | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Pilgrim Heights | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bel-Aire | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Aberdeen | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| North Aberdeen | 4.1 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511439. 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.





