BlockBissel, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99131. The Survey maps it on the Cedonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1948 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Hunters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Cedonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of Bissel between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,053 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
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 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EBBETTS RIDGE |
| 5 September 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Colville Agency | TRUDELL |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 890 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN ROAD |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HARRY HARVEY |
| 24 September 1998 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | LOVER'S LA |
| 23 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GIFFORD STRIKE |
| 19 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 75 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 220 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 220 workings within 5 miles of Bissel: 95 occurrences, 74 unknowns, 32 prospects, 14 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addy Mine | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Advance | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Advance | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Allen | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Big Chief | Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Molybdenum, Zinc | Occurrence | Molybdenite, Sphalerite, Wolframite | |
| Big Chief | Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum, Tungsten, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Black Hawk | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Black Hawk | Iron, Antimony, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Brooks | Silver, Antimony, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stephanite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Clark | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Marl |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedonia | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Gifford | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Edendale (historical) | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hunters | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Maud | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Schmidt (historical) | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Daisy | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Waterloo | 10.0 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122545570 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510321. 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.