BlockEast Cheney, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Amber-Cheney South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99004. It lies near Phillips Meadow. The Survey maps it on the Cheney quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Cheney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
155 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 155 fires within 5 miles of East Cheney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 912 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 15 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 | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | CROSS |
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | RUPP |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | CURTIS RD. |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CURTIS ROAD |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | NORTH BOUNDARY |
| 4 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | ANDERSON |
| 25 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge | CAMERON RD. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of East Cheney: 11 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheney | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Cheney Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Redmon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569744 | 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 1510927. 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.