BlockBabb, Washington
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Amber-Cheney South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99004. The Survey maps it on the Lance Hills quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1954 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lance Hills quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Babb between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,282 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | NORTH BOUNDARY |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | 3.4 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AMBER STRIKE |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 904 |
| 30 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMERON ROAD |
| 25 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Babb: 11 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Wellsandt | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Cramer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Redmon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cheney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Harris Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roberts 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geib | 1.7 miles | 8 | |
| Mock | 4.2 miles | 8 | |
| South Cheney | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Cheney | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Silver Lake | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tyler | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Lakeland Village | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Four Lakes | 7.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510797. 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.