BlockAlstown, Washington
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Waterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98858. It lies near Titchenal Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Alstown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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.
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Alstown quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Alstown between 1997 and 2014, burning about 2 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COUGAR FLATS |
| 6 May 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Spokane District | BLK LOCUST |
| 12 October 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Spokane District | PALISADES |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Alstown: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Case Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Okanogan City (historical) | 5.6 miles | 7 | |
| Waterville | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Supplee | 8.6 miles | 7 | |
| Farmer | 10.3 miles | 6 | |
| Palisades | 10.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lamoine | 12.7 miles | 7 | |
| Orondo | 13.0 miles | 13 |
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 Q114462815 | 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 1510780. 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.