BlockDulwich, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99141. It stands on East Deer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orient quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1936 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Orient quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Orient quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Orient quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Orient quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
95 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Dulwich between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,697 acres in total. 57 started naturally. 1 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 | 57 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | WHO'S ON FIRST |
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BOULDER |
| 21 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | BULLDOG |
| 2 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | JONES' ONLY |
| 16 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAKIN FLAT |
| 15 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | THOUGHT FIRE |
| 10 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | FIRST THOUGHT 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 98 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 98 workings within 5 miles of Dulwich: 46 prospects, 43 occurrences, 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coffer | Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite | |
| Coffer | Copper, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Defender | Zinc, Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Defender | Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Dreissel | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Easter Sunday | Gold, Antimony, Copper, Silver | Producer | Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Galena Hill | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Galena Hill | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Georgic | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Georgic | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Prospect |
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 1518998. 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.