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Asotin County, Washington

41 topographic sheets cover 18 settlements here, and 7 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

7 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Washington within the United States
Asotin County within Washington

What the record shows

  • 201 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 7 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings and 2 structures.
  • 2 of the 7 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 18 populated places in this county; 18 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

7

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Clarkston Public Librarybuilding198282004193
Cloverland Garagebuilding198686000895
Full Gospel Churchbuilding197272001266
Grande Ronde River Bridgestructure199595000262
Indian Timothy Memorial Bridgestructure198282004194
US Post Office-Clarkston Mainbuilding199191000642
C. C. Van Arsdol Housebuilding197575001839

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

208 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 208 of them, burning about 54,898 acres. 139 started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural139
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Recreation and ceremony21
Debris and open burning9
Smoking4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Fireworks2

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined17,420 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 July 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined9,859 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeGILMORE GULCH
2 August 1997Natural6,500 acresSpokane DistrictPOWWAHKEE
18 August 2007Equipment and vehicle use3,399 acresUmatilla National ForestCOTTONWOOD
25 July 1994Natural2,580 acresUmatilla National ForestBRACKEN
2 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,494 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeWEISSENFELS RIDGE
8 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,450 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBMIDC INC 217 - MAIL TRAIL
11 August 1997Debris and open burning1,800 acresUmatilla National ForestSTAR

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1961 to 2024

48 of 48 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 48 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $1,776,250 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Hail21
Thunderstorm Wind15
Flash Flood8
Lightning2
Heavy Rain1
Flood1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2017Flash FloodMountain View$1,500,000A Flash Flood closed Highway 129 near where Rattlesnake Creek meets the Grande Ronde River. The road was closed for three hours and then opened up to one lane of traffic.
June 2022Flash FloodClarkston Hgts$110,000Several roads were inundated with mud and rocks from flash flooding. Four basement apartments on 14th street were flooding. Another residence on Solar Hills Drive was flooded.
September 1998Flash FloodClarkston$30,000Over 0.75" fell over the Clarkston Valley causing flooding on the Interstate bridge and prompting to be closed for two hours. Several roads were also under about a foot of water.
September 1998Flash FloodClarkston$30,000Rainfall amounts of up to 0.87" fell over the Clarkston Valley, causing several streets to flood and mudslides closing roads.
June 2023Flash FloodClarkston Hgts$20,000Flash flooding impacted several roads of Clarkston. Half an inch of rain fell in 15 minutes from 1330LST to 1345LST. Flooding also impacted on State Highway 129 between Asotin and Clarkston, with mud and debris on the roadway.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts$20,000Several trees and power lines down in Clarkston and Clarkston Heights. One incident involved power lines down onto a vehicle.
June 2022Flash FloodCloverland$12,000Asotin County Fire District observed minor flooding at McGuire Gulch where it crosses Asotin Creek Road and said his department received similar reports from the top end of the gulch near where it crosses Peola Road. At the button end of the gulch, Hardin said water entered a shop, flooded a field and surrounded barns.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts$10,000Large tree branches snapped and fell on camper along with power lines. Lewiston Airport reported at gusts of 49 MPH.
August 2016LightningAsotin$10,000A report of lightning causing a house fire in Asotin, WA at 9am on August 7th was received through social media.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindClarkston$10,000Strong downburst winds from a thunderstorm knocked out power to 2,000 customers in Clarkston when a tree blew down on a power line. An addition, a portable carport was blown into another power line. Another tree was uprooted knocking down another power line and landing on a shop.
June 2002Thunderstorm WindClarkston$5,000A severe thunderstorm moving off the Blue Mountains blew over power poles.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindClarkston$4,000no account filed
June 2019Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts$2,000A member of the public reported large tree branches and power lines down in Clarkston.
February 2017Flash FloodMountain View$2,000Flooding occurred along Dreamz Road as a flood wave passed from a disintegrating ice jam farther upstream. Four feet of water was reported in the yard of a home and a small shed was floated and carried by the flood wave.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAnatone$2,000Six to ten 18 to 24 inch diameter trees were uprooted by winds estimated between 50 to 60 miles per hour along Highway 129 between mile posts 6 and 14.
August 2008Thunderstorm WindAnatone$2,000Small trees were downed by strong wind gusts from a thunderstorm. The wind also damaged and blew away yard objects.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindClarkston$2,000no account filed
August 2024LightningClarkston Hgts$1,000Lightning ignited a house fire on the 2300 block of 19th Street. Fire department quickly extinguished the portion of the roof that ignited.
July 2012Flash FloodAnatone$1,000Park Ranger reported water out of ditches and over roads. Road damage due to the water.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindClarkston$1,00065 mph gust, large tree down
June 2007HailAnatone$1,000no account filed
August 2007Thunderstorm WindClarkston$1,000no account filed
June 2012HailAnatone$250Hail cracked a windshield at the Boggans Oasis Bar and Grill.
June 2022HailClarkston Hgts-Delayed report via social media. Time and location estimated via radar.
June 2020HailClarkston-A member of the public reported hail with a diameter of 1 inch from thunderstorms near Clarkston.
June 2020HailCloverland-A CO-OP observer reported hail with a diameter of 1 inch from passing thunderstorms in Anatone.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts-A grass fire was reported near Silcott caused by power lines blown down by thunderstorm winds. Time estimated from radar data. The local Utility Company reported 2400 customers without power in the Lewiston and Clarkston area as a result of thunderstorm winds bringing down power lines in and around the cities.
June 2016HailAnatone-A member of the public reported 1.25 inch size hail which caused dents in a car near Anatone, Washington.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindMountain View-Trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds of 55 to 60 mph in Anatone near the intersection of Highway 129 and Pine Street. Tree limbs branches were down across town. Hail to the size of pennies was also observed. Larger hail likely accompanied the storms prior to moving into Anatone.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts-The Silcott Island observation platform located on an island in the Snake River clocked sustained winds near 35 mph with gusts between 59 and 72 mph.
June 2012HailCloverland-A severe thunderstorm developed in the northeast Blue Mountains and drifted north-northeastward. The thunderstorm produced hail up to the size of quarters before it weakened as it moved off the northern foothills of the Blue Mountains.
June 2011HailRogersburg-A severe thunderstorm moved into Asotin County from northeast Oregon during the late afternoon or early evening hours. The public reported hail stones up to the size of golf balls as the storm moved over Montgomery Ridge.
August 2008HailAnatone-Hail accumulated to a depth of several inches.
August 1999Heavy RainAsotin-0.80" of rain in 10 minutes. Small hail also.
March 2013Thunderstorm WindClarkston Hgts-no account filed
September 2013HailGrouse-no account filed
June 2012HailClarkston Hgts-no account filed
June 2012HailAnatone-no account filed
July 2012HailMountain View-no account filed
August 2010HailAsotin-no account filed
August 2010HailAnatone-no account filed
June 2010FloodAsotin-no account filed
May 2009HailCloverland-no account filed
August 2008HailAsotin-no account filed
August 2008HailAnatone-no account filed
August 2006HailAnatone-no account filed
August 2000HailAnatone-no account filed
June 1961Hailnot stated-no account filed

Mines and quarries

47 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 47 workings inside this county. 1 still produces and 46 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction16
Copper12
Stone, Crushed/Broken9
Silver4
Pumice2
Limestone, General2
Gold2
Zirconium, Titanium, Iron2
Silver, Gold1
Silver, Lead, Gold1
Tungsten1
Marble, Dimension1
Flagstone1
Lead1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Asotin Creek QuarryMarble, DimensionPast Producer
Clarkston QuarryFlagstonePast Producer
Goldfield Numbers 1 and 3Copper, Silver, GoldProspect
Joseph CreekTungstenUnknown
Lime Hill ProspectsLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, ZincProspect
Mammoth CopperCopper, Silver, Lead, GoldProspect
Prospect No. 40Copper, Gold, SilverProspect
Warm Springs GroupCopper, Zinc, Silver, GoldProspect
Asotin CreekPumiceOccurrence
Clarkston PlacerGold, Zirconium, Titanium, IronPast Producer
Dry GulchPumicePast Producer
Pollyann and Limestone PlacersLimestone, GeneralProspect
RogersburgLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Snake River PlacersGold, Zirconium, Titanium, IronPast Producer
ApexSilver, CopperPast Producer
LodeCopper, SilverProspect
Prospects No. 39Copper, SilverProspect
Unnamed ProspectCopper, SilverProspect
Benedict QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Farrish QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hostettler QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
EveningCopperProspect
MorningCopperProspect
Prospects No. 48CopperProspect
Shovel Creek LodeCopperProspect
Asotin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clarkston PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Clarkston PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Conner's Gulch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dry Gulch QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fleser PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lunnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Puyears PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Silcott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Taplin PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PaitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Vineland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

18

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Asotin County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.