BlockDutch Settlement, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Northeast Kittitas census division. It lies near Croker Flat. The Survey maps it on the Mission Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1913 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:62500
- 1915 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1920 USGS Colockum Pass quadrangle1:125000
- 1922 USGS Colockum Pass quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Mission Peak quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1975 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:100000
- 2003 USGS Mission Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Dutch Settlement between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,571 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LION ROCK CAMPGROUND |
| 21 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
| 19 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | TAMARACK |
| 18 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SWIFT SPUR |
| 18 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CROKER FLATS |
| 16 September 1992 | Smoking | 40 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2012 | Natural | 10 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DEVIL'S GULCH 2 |
| 11 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dutch Settlement: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Naneum Creek Placer | Gold | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 11.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lauderdale Junction | 13.8 miles | 15 | |
| Thorp | 17.1 miles | 14 | |
| Regal | 18.2 miles | 15 | |
| Ellensburg | 18.4 miles | 18 | |
| Kittitas | 18.8 miles | 15 | |
| Horlick | 19.3 miles | 17 | |
| Bristol | 19.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519027. 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.