BlockCanby, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Odessa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99008. It stands on Bluestem Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sprague Lake NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Sprague Lake NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Canby: 4 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit L | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwall | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Wheeler Corner | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Bluestem | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Omans | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Gravelles | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Waukon | 10.0 miles | 9 | |
| Elanor | 10.2 miles | 9 | |
| Harrington | 12.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1513074. 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.