BlockCroskey, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Odessa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99032. The Survey maps it on the Fishtrap Lake 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.
- 1954 USGS Sprague quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Fishtrap Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Croskey between 1993 and 2020, burning about 16,299 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Firearms and explosives use | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2013 | Natural | 11 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SCROGGIE STRIKE |
| 7 September 2006 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Spokane District | SQUARE BUTTE |
| 4 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | FISH RESORT |
| 3 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | FREEWAY FLAT |
| 27 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Spokane District | LOOP |
| 23 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Spokane District | LAKE VALLEY LOOP |
| 2 September 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | 10 acres | Spokane District | FISHTRAP LAKE |
| 17 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Croskey: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miller Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Roth Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rothrock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sprague 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540836 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510901. 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.