Coey, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Rockford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99030. The Survey maps it on the Setters quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1903 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fairfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Setters quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Coey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 366 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SETTERS RD |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMPBELL STRIKE |
| 30 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELDER STARR |
| 2 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MICA BRICKYARD |
| 15 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH HARVARD |
| 1 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Spokane County Fire Districts | ELDER WHEAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Coey: 9 occurrences, 7 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saxby Clay Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Occurrence Saxby Area | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Excelsior Nontronite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mica Creek | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Spokane Nontronite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coey in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Flood | Coey | $2,000,000 | Numerous areas across Spokane County experienced flooding on the 12th of February. Due to frozen grounds, the flood problems persisted through the 14th in some cases. A small ice jam on Coulee Heights Creek caused the creek to become diverted and flow into a private residence. Water was approximately five feet deep in the garage and surrounding home. A NWS employee observed up to two inches of water with some mud and small debris flowing down Rambo Road just north of the Forecast Office. Water was over a foot deep along the shoulders. The swift water washed out portions of the shoulder and foundation to the edges of the pavement. A few blocks away from the Forecast Office, water flooded the West Prairie Village Mobile home park located on the corner of Craig and Haid Lane. It was estimated that one to two feet of water filled sections of the park. In southern sections of the county, many secondary roads were flooded in low crossings. State route 27 just north of Latah near milepost 58 was impassible for a period of time due to water over the road. Water was also over the roadway along SR 2 two miles west of Airway Heights. Damage extended into the Spokane Valley with damage or flooding observed near the intersection of Sanson and MacDonald, Crown Street at Forker Draw, Ridgemont Estates on Shamrock Street, and Thorpe Road at Chester Creek. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manito | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Rockford | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Saxby | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Freeman | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Darknell | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Hope | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mica | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Valleyford | 7.1 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510886. 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.
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.






