BlockDuncan, Washington
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It lies in ZIP code area 99036. It stands on Spangle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spokane SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Spokane SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Spokane SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Duncan between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,462 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 34 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 19 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STENTZ ROAD |
| 3 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 29 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 26 September 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PINE GATE |
| 26 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 300 acres | 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 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Duncan: 12 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tin, Tungsten, Tin, Tungsten, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moran Prairie Silica Deposit | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Hill | Tin, Tungsten, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Hill | Tungsten, Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Hill | Tin, Tungsten, Lead, Silver, Graphite | Past Producer | 1906, 1907 | |
| Silver Hill | Tin, Tungsten | Occurrence | Cassiterite, Scheelite, Wolframite | |
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spangle | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Dynamite | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Valleyford | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Hope | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mica | 7.9 miles | 16 | |
| Freeman | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Glenrose | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Scribner | 9.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1510922. 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.