BlockCactus, Washington
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Connell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99343. The Survey maps it on the Mesa East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1916 USGS Connell quadrangle1:125000
- 1918 USGS Connell quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Mesa East quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Connell quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Cactus between 2019 and 2020, burning about 8,743 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 June 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Spokane District | MILE POST 50 |
| 7 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8,743 acres | Spokane District | MATSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Cactus: 12 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuney Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mesa Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stock Gravel Crushing, Inc., Keith | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quzrry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Connell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mesa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mesa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510855. 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.