Dartford, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Deer Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99208. It stands on Dartford Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dartford quadrangle. It stands 1,670 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Deer Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Deer Park quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Dartford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
417 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 417 fires within 5 miles of Dartford between 1992 and 2020, burning about 633 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 111 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 78 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 |
| Debris and open burning | 49 |
| Fireworks | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 19 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Smoking | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PEONE |
| 7 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MAG CAMP |
| 5 September 2017 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE SPOKANE |
| 5 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE VISTA |
| 5 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Dartford: 29 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Granite, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford | Manganese | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| Denison | Mica, Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Evergreen Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Little Spokane River Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| McKinley | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Mead | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Mead Reduction Plant | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Producer | 1942 | |
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Building Supplies, Inc. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Fivemile Prairie | Clay | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dartford in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 1999 | Flash Flood | Dartford | $500,000 | Heavy rain in addition to snowmelt produced high water levels on the Little Spokane River, where flooding was pronounced near Dartford at the Pine River Park and several roads were under water. Other small streams were running at bankfull, including Rock Creek at Rockford, Hangman Creek and Money Creek near Deer Park. |
| March 1999 | Flash Flood | Dartford | $200,000 | Heavy rain in addition to snow melt lead to another rise of the Little Spokane River near Dartford where the stage reached 6.9 feet. The area with the most impact was Pine River Park along with several roads in this vicinity which were flooded. |
| April 2000 | Flash Flood | Dartford | $60,000 | Heavy rainfall and mountain snowmelt lead to rapid rises on the Little Spokane River near Dartford. Much of this annual flooding was restricted to flooded basements, minor road damage and flooding a county park. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dartford | $20,000 | 1 inch hail, paint stripped off home |
| May 1997 | Heavy Rain | Dartford | $20,000 | 6 foot diameter culvert pipe washed out from dirt road |
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dartford | $10,000 | 65 mph thunderstorm gust w/trees down |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dartford | $1,000 | Numerous power lines were down near intersection of Little Spokane and Wandermere in North Spokane. Gust of 47 MPH was reported in the area. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Dartford | - | 2 inch hail and very strong winds |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairwood | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Country Homes | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hamann Corner | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mead | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Town and Country | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Buckeye | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Colbert | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Seven Mile | 5.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Dartford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19867190 | 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 1512136. 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.






