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Bemis, Washington

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Lind-Washtucna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99169. The Survey maps it on the Ralston quadrangle.

Bemis within Adams County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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.

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bemis: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Schneider PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Adams 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
Fletcher4.0 miles9
Ralston4.7 miles10
Thavis4.9 miles9
Hillcrest6.1 miles7
Mack6.2 miles9
Pizarro7.9 miles9
Marengo9.2 miles7
Ankeny9.3 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514668. 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.