BlockWynaco, Washington
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Enumclaw Plateau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98092. It stands on Covington Creek. The Survey maps it on the Auburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1897 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:125000, 9 printings
- 1949 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Auburn quadrangle1:25000
- 1991 USGS Tacoma quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Wynaco between 1992 and 2012, burning about 18 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | G.R.C.C. |
| 3 August 1997 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 21 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | STARR |
| 2 July 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Puget Sound Agency | FIREWORK |
| 15 April 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
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 Wynaco: 13 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic. 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 | Arsenic | Prospect | ||
| American Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Auburn Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Covington Pit - Iddings Farm Svce | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Diamond Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kent Highlands Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kent Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Main Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Main Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berrydale | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Lea Hill | 2.3 miles | 23 | |
| Covington | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Lake Morton | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Green River | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Meridian Heights | 4.5 miles | 22 | |
| Newaukum | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Timberlane | 4.6 miles | 24 |
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 Q122597046 | 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 1510149. 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.