BlockBarco, Washington
14 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 98223. It stands on Ashton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fortson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Fortson quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
30 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Barco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1994 | Smoking | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | not named |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | HUCKLEBERRY |
| 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 |
| 17 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | CREVICE CREEK |
| 1 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | TWIN BRIDGES |
| 28 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BARCO PIT |
| 22 August 2010 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITEHORSE ROUND 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Barco: 27 occurrences, 17 prospects, 6 unknowns, 4 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 | |
| Galbraith | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Hill Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Gray Mare | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Gray Mare Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Lead, Antimony | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Horse | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Swede Heaven | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fortson | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Andron | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Darrington | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Tulker | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Hazel | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rowan | 9.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516130. 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.