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Grant County, Washington

154 topographic sheets cover 58 settlements here, and 9 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

9 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Washington within the United States
Grant County within Washington

What the record shows

  • 691 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 9 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 7 buildings and 2 structures.
  • 2 of the 9 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 58 populated places in this county; 58 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

9

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
Bell Hotelbuilding199797001082
Beverly Railroad Bridgestructure198282004214
Beverly Railroad Bridgestructure198282004214
Columbia Basin Project Irrigation Division Headquarters Officebuilding2019100004099
Grant County Courthousebuilding197575001850
Hartline Schoolbuilding201009001217
Samuel and Katherine Reiman Housebuilding200808001201
Stratford Schoolbuilding199090001606
Wilson Creek State Bankbuilding197575001851

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

418 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 418 of them, burning about 250,715 acres. 57 started naturally and 33 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined154
Natural57
Equipment and vehicle use52
Debris and open burning47
Recreation and ceremony39
Arson/incendiarism33
Fireworks11
Power generation/transmission/distribution8
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Smoking4
Firearms and explosives use4
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
3 June 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined22,672 acresColumbia National Wildlife Refuge243 COMMAND
19 July 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined22,316 acresHanford Reach National MonumentL ROAD
8 September 2012Natural17,049 acresSpokane DistrictBARKER CANYON
30 July 2016Firearms and explosives use16,006 acresSpokane DistrictBLACK ROCK ROAD
28 June 2015Natural14,235 acresHanford Reach National MonumentSADDLE LAKES FIRE
14 June 1993Equipment and vehicle use12,705 acresHanford Reach National MonumentHIGHWAY 24
7 September 2018Natural11,464 acresHanford Reach National MonumentWAHLUKE SLOPE
3 August 1996Natural8,450 acresSpokane DistrictQUINCY

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

Storms, 1955 to 2023

60 of 82 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 82 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $583,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind28
Hail17
Funnel Cloud11
Flash Flood8
Tornado6
Heavy Rain6
Lightning4
Flood2

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
July 2002LightningEphrata$150,000A direct hit by lightning set a two-story home on Johnson Road ablaze, completely destroying the home and its contents. The family living in the home escaped without injury.
May 2018Flash FloodEphrata$100,000Flooding from heavy rain producing thunderstorms occurred in Ephrata during the late evening of May 17th. Basin Street, the main road through the downtown business district was flooded with 4 to 8 inches of water with first floor damage to multiple businesses in the downtown area. A portion of the ceiling in the Department of Corrections building collapsed due to standing water on the roof.
March 2017FloodTiflis$50,000A sinkhole caused unstable roadway conditions and forced the closure of Road W-NE near Warden.
May 2005HailRoyal City$50,000no account filed
July 1998Flash FloodEphrata$40,000over 3 inches of rain in 3 hours dumped on Ephrata causing its downtown to flood. water was a foot deep in some area, floodng a local grocery store.
October 2004Thunderstorm WindEphrata$30,000no account filed
April 1972Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
August 2013Thunderstorm WindQuincy$20,000High winds uprooted a 40 foot tree onto a car in southeastern sections of Quincy. Power and phone outages were reported across southwestern sections of town. Six inches of standing water was on sections of Highway 28 in town.
August 2013Thunderstorm WindMoses Lake$20,000Roughly fifty customers in the Mae Valley subdivision of Moses Lake lost power when strong thunderstorm winds damaged five different power poles holding transmission lines.|As the gust front moved into northern sections of Grant County, law enforcement reported numerous trees and power poles downed in and around Grand Coulee. Overall, 6500 customers loss power across Grant County during the storm.
August 1999LightningRuff$20,0002 Houses burned
July 2012Flash FloodCorfu$15,000A washout occurred along Lower Crab Creek Road.
August 1999LightningMoses Lake$10,0001 house burned.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindEphrata$10,000numerous large trees down
June 2009Flash FloodQuincy$10,000no account filed
May 2006LightningEphrata$7,000no account filed
June 2022Thunderstorm WindTrinidad$6,000Power lines down and over 900 people without power west of Quincy, centered in the crescent bar area.
July 1998Thunderstorm WindSoap Lake$5,000trees and power lines down.
September 2010Heavy RainEphrata$5,000no account filed
July 2012Thunderstorm WindElectric City$2,000Public reported a few trees completely blown down. Numerous tree limbs were snapped off trees that remain standing.
May 2010Tornado (EF0)Wheeler$2,000An EF0 tornado touched down five miles northeast of Moses Lake on Northeast Road P. Non-continuous track from south to northwest for one-half to one-third of a mile. The tornado had an estimated width of 100 yards with winds of 65 to 85 miles per hour. The tornado lifted a section of roof that was unattached and sitting on the ground or leaning against something on the ground. The wind lifted this unattached roof about 20 feet off the ground and dropped it 30 feet from its original location onto the old barn, destroying it. A grain silo was damaged by the tornado. Numerous large tree branches were downed, including one tossed 300 feet from the tree. Numerous shingles were spread 120 yards. The time of the tornado is estimated from 5:15 PST to 5:20 PST.
June 2009Thunderstorm Wind(Mwh)Grant Co Arpt M$2,000no account filed
July 2012HailMae$1,000Hail broke one window and caused window trim from five other windows to break off. The hail also damaged corn and alfalfa fields as well.
May 2010Thunderstorm WindWheeler$1,000Strong winds from a gust front damaged Simplot's Moses Lake Plant, forcing it to close down for 24 hours for repairs. The damage partially ripped the siding from the wall in the raw potato receiving area.
May 2006Thunderstorm WindRoyal City$1,000no account filed
May 2023Flash FloodWinchester$500Flash flood in the area of Adams Rd and Rd 13 NW. Mud, rocks, and debris were covering the roadway.
March 2019FloodSoap Lake$500A section of RD 19-NW near Soap Lake was temporarily closed due to snow melt flooding.
June 2023Funnel CloudOthello-Social media photo showed funnel cloud near Quincy. It was in an isolated area. No damage reported.
May 2023Tornado (EF0)Mae-Land spout tornado reported by public. No damage or injuries reported.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindBeverly-A Mesonet station in Mattawa, Washington measured a wind gust of 68 mph.
April 2018Funnel CloudEphrata-Multiple members of the public reported and photographed a small funnel cloud near Ephrata.
June 2015Heavy RainRoyal City-A member of the public reported water and debris across highway 262 near the Mardon resort at the south end of Potholes Reservoir which is approximately 15 miles east of Royal City, WA.
June 2015HailRoyal City-A member of the public reported 0.75 inch hail 11 miles east northeast of Royal City, WA.
June 2013Heavy RainRoyal City-Moderate to locally heavy rain of 0.25 to 0.50 inches resulted in cherry damage across portions of southern Grant County.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindRuff-Shop doors blown off and power poles downed across Wheeler Road.
September 2013Thunderstorm WindCorfu-Winds in Warden were sustained 30 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 58 miles per hour as the gust from moved through. Numerous trees downed and widespread power outages across the Moses Lake area. Some trees fell on houses and on vehicles. An outbuilding was destroyed and a fence was damaged by flying debris. At least six power poles were snapped off near Soap Lake. Schools across the Moses Lake area were closed the following day due to impacts from the storm.
September 2013Flash FloodHanson-X-NE Road was covered by water and mud for approximately 100 to 150 yards and appeared to be deep in sections. It was likely that the road was impassable during the flash flood, but there were no reports of impacts during the event. Timing of the flash flood was estimated by radar.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindBeverly-Measured at the Vantage Washington DOT sensor.
June 2010HailHanson-Large hail from a thunderstorm accumulated to a depth of six inches.
June 2010Flash FloodHanson-Very heavy rain led water running down the road and ditches along Highway Two.
June 2009Funnel CloudWinchester-A funnel cloud was observed for five minutes along Highway 28.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindOsborne-At Steamboat Rock State Park, a tree was blown over. Several other trees had five inch limbs broken.
November 2003Funnel CloudStratford-A brief funnel cloud was observed by Grant County officials northeast of Stratford during the afternoon of November 17th.
May 2003Tornado (F0)Warden-A small tornado briefly touched down over unpopulated farm land during the afternoon of May 11th.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindBeverly-Location: Priest Rapids Dam
July 1998Funnel CloudMoses Lake-a pilot relayed a report of a funnel cloud in the vicinity of Moses Lake airport.
July 1998HailEphrata-one inch diameter hail
May 1997Heavy RainWilson Creek-0.66 inches of rain in 1/2 hour
May 1997Heavy RainEphrata-6 inches of water on streets of ephrata
May 1997Thunderstorm WindMoses Lake-APPLE ORCHARD DAMAGE
June 2012Funnel CloudNaylor-no account filed
July 2012Funnel CloudRoyal City-no account filed
July 2012HailMae-no account filed
July 2012Hail(Mwh)Grant Co Arpt M-no account filed
July 2012HailAdrian-no account filed
June 2010HailHanson-no account filed
June 2009HailWarden-no account filed
June 2009Funnel Cloud(Eph)Ephrata Muni Ar-no account filed
July 2008Thunderstorm WindOsborne-no account filed
July 2008HailHartline-no account filed
July 2006Thunderstorm WindWarden-no account filed

Mines and quarries

193 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 193 workings inside this county. 11 still produce and 182 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction120
Diatomite27
Stone, Crushed/Broken22
Gold4
Stone4
Sodium4
Pumice4
Silver3
Molybdenum2
Uranium2
Molybdenum, Silver1
Bismuth1
Clay1
Bismuth, Gold, Beryllium, Silver1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Black - RosauerMolybdenum, Silver, Gold, BismuthProducerGalena, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Black-RosauerSilver, Bismuth, Gold, Lead, MolybdenumPast Producer
Electric CityMolybdenum, Bismuth, Gold, Beryllium, SilverProspect
Grant Orchard PitStone, DimensionPast Producer
International Titanium PlantTitaniumProducer
Rock TopClayProspect
Saddle MountainsGemstoneOccurrence
Soap LakeSalt, SodiumOccurrence
Black Rosauer-Electric CityMolybdenumOccurrence
Grand CouleeUraniumOccurrence
PetersonUraniumOccurrence
Hope No. 1Silver, GoldProspect
Silver QueenSilverProspect
A.B.C. PlacerGoldUnknown
AdrianPumicePast Producer
BeverlyPumicePast Producer
Carbonate LakeSodiumUnknown
Chinaman Bar PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Jantz QuarryStonePast Producer
Mast PitStonePast Producer
Mitchell LakeSodiumPast Producer
Pennullick AdditionStonePast Producer
Sentinel MountainPumiceOccurrence
Sieler QuarryStonePast Producer
Soap LakePumicePast Producer
Sulfate LakeSodiumPast Producer
Bepple QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Borrow PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Carolus PitSand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Cathedral QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ds-Gt-175Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Ephrata QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Imbert QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Warden Sw QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Wilson Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Dia-Cousti-Lite DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Grennell DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Johnson DepositsDiatomiteProspect
Johnson No. 2 DepositDiatomiteProspect
S. Sec. 9 DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Sec. 10 DepositDiatomiteProspect
Sec. 16 Deposit ADiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 16 Deposit BDiatomiteProspect
Sec. 16 Deposit CDiatomiteProspect
Sec. 17 Deposit ADiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 21 Deposit ADiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 21 Deposit BDiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 21 Deposit CDiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 22 DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Sec. 26 Deposit ADiatomiteOccurrence
Sec. 27 DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Sec. 29 Deposit BDiatomiteOccurrence
Sec. 3/10 PitDiatomiteProducer
Sec. 33 DepositDiatomiteUnknown
Sec. 34 DepositDiatomiteProspect
Sec. 7 PitDiatomiteProducer
Sec. 9 DepositDiatomitePast Producer
State Products DepositDiatomitePast Producer
Unnamed MineDiatomiteProducer
Unnamed MineDiatomitePast Producer
Webley DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Webley No. 3 DepositDiatomiteOccurrence
Bank PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Banks Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
CorfuSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Corfu PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Curtis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Egbert PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Elliott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ephrata PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Freeman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
G.T. No. 108 PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Goyd PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hartline PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hartline PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hurlbut PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Laudenback PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Morton PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nagel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nehls PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nelson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Nelson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ness PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Qs-Gt-256Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Quincy Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sims PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sinclair PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Soap Lake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Stepon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sunland EstatesSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sutherland PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Tommer PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
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Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Western PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Westlake PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

58

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.

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.