BlockAlfalfa, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Toppenish-Wapato census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98948. The Survey maps it on the Granger quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1910 USGS Zillah quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Granger quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Granger quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Toppenish quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Alfalfa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,421 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 1660 INDIAN SHAKER CHURCH |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | GERMANTOWN RD. |
| 4 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 101 YOUNGTOWN RD. |
| 2 September 2012 | Smoking | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | HWY 22 CORNFIELD |
| 19 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge | GAMBLE DIT |
| 17 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 371 GERMANTOWN |
| 9 August 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Yakama Agency | TULEE RD |
| 7 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Yakama Agency | LARUE 1670 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Alfalfa: 12 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bentonite, Diatomite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granger Clay Products Co. | Clay, Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Great Lakes Carbon Corp. | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Snipes Mountain | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Granger Pit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Clay Deposit | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Granger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| So Happy Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tolley 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510776. 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.