BlockAlpha, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99016. The Survey maps it on the Greenacres quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
203 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 203 fires within 5 miles of Alpha (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 416 acres in total. 14 started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 50 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Debris and open burning | 33 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Natural | 14 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VALLEY MAZE |
| 9 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 14 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SALTESE |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1993 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane County Fire Districts | DALKE AVENUE |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LINKE |
| 6 September 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 6.9 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 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Alpha (historical): 20 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sumers Clay Pit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Fitzgerald | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| H. Seidel Clay Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Shelley Lake | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sommer Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Irwin 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenacres | 0.6 miles | 18 | |
| Austin | 0.7 miles | 18 | |
| Chnak'wa'qn Breaks | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Velox | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Vera | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Chatnwaqhi'pm Grove | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Veradale | 2.0 miles | 18 | |
| Trentwood | 2.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1533065. 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.