BlockAlpowa, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It lies in ZIP code area 99403. The Survey maps it on the Silcott Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1945 USGS Clarkston quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Clarkston quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Silcott quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Clarkston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Alpowa between 2017 and 2020, burning about 4,500 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,400 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | CHIEF TIMOTHY |
| 15 July 2017 | Natural | 3,100 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | SNAKE RIVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Alpowa: 9 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moses | Semiprecious Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Conner's Gulch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Gulch Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lunnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Puyears Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Silcott Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pait | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122572223 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1533506. 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.