BlockCarrs Corner, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Springdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99181. It lies near Lane Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Stensgar Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1927 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Stensgar Mtn. quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Carrs Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 25 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | MEMORY LN |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WAITTS RESORT |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | COONEY MOUNTAIN |
| 23 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH FORK DEER CREEK |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | 11 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 16 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 730 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 62 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 62 workings within 5 miles of Carrs Corner: 24 past producers, 14 occurrences, 9 prospects, 8 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Magnesite, Copper, Barium-Barite, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Admiral | Copper, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| B and B | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| B and B | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cardinal Barite Mine | Barium-Barite, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Double Eagle | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Double Eagle | Lead, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Dumbolton | Mercury, Tin, Gold | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Edna | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Edna King | Copper, Antimony, Gold, Silver | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Malachite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite |
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 1510859. 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.