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Barker, Washington

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tonasket census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98849. It stands on Tunk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Keystone quadrangle.

Barker within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

86 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Barker between 1992 and 2020, burning about 187,463 acres in total. 44 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
Natural44
Debris and open burning14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Other causes3
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPHARR OUT WAY
6 September 2003Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWILDLIFE STRIKE
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersNORTH CARTER
30 September 2012Other causes5.1 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPOISON LAKE
3 September 2009Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSHELBERG STRIKE
3 September 1996Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 30 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Barker: 17 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 3 past producers, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Dolomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gemstone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Chickamum ClaimCopper, Gold, SilverOccurrence
MontgomeryFluorine-FluoriteUnknown
TonasketTungstenOccurrence
TonasketCopper, Lead, Silver, TungstenUnknown
TonasketCopper, Tungsten, Lead, SilverProspectChalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite
Tunk CreekFeldspar, MicaUnknown
Wagonroad CouleeNickelOccurrenceSerpentine
Tunk CreekCorundumOccurrenceCorundum
Tunk CreekCorundum, GemstoneOccurrence
Booher LakeLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerMarl

Every working recorded in Okanogan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Keystone1.1 miles11
Janis4.9 miles11
Riverside5.3 miles11
Cherokee8.8 miles9
Synarep8.9 miles11
Tonasket9.1 miles11
North Omak9.3 miles9
Epley (historical)11.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1516138. 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.