BlockArmstrong, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99163. The Survey maps it on the Albion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Pullman quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Albion quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:100000
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 Armstrong: 14 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullman | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Central Premix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bishop Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Carsoarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glaspy Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sage Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Armstrong in 2 storm reports between 2025 and 2026: 2 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Flood | Armstrong | $5,000 | SR 194 about 5 miles west of Pullman has been reduced to a single lane due to a washout caused by a failed culvert. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Armstrong | $1,000 | River in the area was overflowing. It led to flooding of cropland, yard and basement. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albion | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Kitzmiller | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Pullman | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Pullman Junction | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Whitlow | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Shawnee | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ewartsville | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Union Center | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510789. 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.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.