Dishman, Washington
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99206. The Survey maps it on the Spokane NE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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
- 1950 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Spokane NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
375 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 375 fires within 5 miles of Dishman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,786 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 49 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 | 134 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 49 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Fireworks | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 12 |
| Smoking | 10 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 2014 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SALTESE |
| 8 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOT PURSUIT |
| 8 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MIRABEAU RIVER |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ESMERALDA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Dishman: 29 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Granite Quarry | Granite, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sumers Clay Pit | Kaolin | Past Producer | ||
| Bigelow Gulch | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Dishman | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| H. Seidel Clay Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Shelley Lake | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sommer Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Spokane Silica Sand Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Havana and 10th Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dishman in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 2008: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dishman | - | 61 mph gust |
| August 2008 | Hail | Dishman | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millwood | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| East Spokane | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Orchard Avenue | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Opportunity | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Orchard Park | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Spokane Valley | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Yardley | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Pasadena Park | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512151. 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.








