Andron, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1966. It stands in the Darrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98241. The Survey maps it on the Darrington quadrangle.
On record in Andron
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Darrington Ranger Stationlisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1899 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Stilaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Darrington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Andron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 250 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | 2140 |
| 1 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | TWIN BRIDGES |
| 30 August 2020 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 530 YARD |
| 28 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BARCO PIT |
| 28 August 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | BURNS CREEK |
| 20 August 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CLEAR CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 63 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 63 workings within 5 miles of Andron: 32 occurrences, 20 prospects, 7 unknowns, 3 past producers. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Bird | Gold, Copper, Nickel, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Courtney | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Courtney Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Darrington | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Feldt | Silver, Antimony, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Feldt Prospect | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, Cobalt | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Forest Hope | Silver, Gold, Copper, Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar, Mercury | |
| Gold Hill | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Gold Hill Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Mountain | Copper, Gold, Silver, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darrington | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Barco | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| White Horse | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fortson | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Swede Heaven | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Tulker | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hazel | 10.8 miles | 15 | |
| Silverton | 12.9 miles | 16 |
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 Q122560462 | 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 1515894. 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.






