Yesler Terrace, Washington
32 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Seattle census division. It lies near Denny Hill (historical). The Survey maps it on the Seattle South quadrangle.
On record in Yesler Terrace
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 57 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Panama HotelNational Historic Landmark · listed 2006 · 0.5 miles away
Pioneer Building, Pergola, and Totem PoleNational Historic Landmark · listed 1977 · 0.8 miles away
Victorian Apartmentslisted 1990 · 0.2 miles away
Washington Halllisted 2010 · 0.3 miles away
Chinese Baptist Churchlisted 1986 · 0.3 miles away
Nihon Go Gakkolisted 1982 · 0.3 miles away
Washington Street Public Boat Landing Facilitylisted 1974 · 0.3 miles away
Park Department, Division of Playgroundslisted 1972 · 0.3 miles away
12th Avenue South Bridgelisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Seattle Chinatown Historic Districtlisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Nippon Kanlisted 1978 · 0.4 miles away
U.S. Marine Hospitallisted 1979 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 32 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.
- 1894 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1895 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1897 USGS Snohomish quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1908 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Seattle Special quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Seattle South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000
- 1983 USGS Seattle South quadrangle1:25000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Seattle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Yesler Terrace in 2017, burning about 4 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 burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | 4.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 8TH AVE |
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 Yesler Terrace: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle | 0.9 miles | 32 | |
| Madrona | 1.2 miles | 32 | |
| Mann | 1.3 miles | 32 | |
| Denny Regrade | 1.5 miles | 32 | |
| Capitol Hill | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Beacon Hill | 1.6 miles | 32 | |
| Stevens | 2.0 miles | 31 | |
| Mount Baker | 2.1 miles | 32 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512819. 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.












