BlockBusby, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Pullman census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99163. The Survey maps it on the Pullman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1910 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Busby: 16 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Feldspar, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Butte | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Pullman | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Central Premix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bishop Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Carsoarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Druffel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Henderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Poppie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Busby in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Funnel Cloud | Busby | - | Numerous members of the public reported a well defined cold air funnel cloud in southeastern Pullman around 3:05 PM. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma (historical) | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Staley | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Pullman Junction | 1.6 miles | 15 | |
| Whitlow | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pullman | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Sunshine | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Chambers | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Johnson | 4.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510853. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.