Echo, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Colville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99114. It lies in Echo Valley. The Survey maps it on the Echo Valley quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1929 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Echo Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Echo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,142 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 6 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 30 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILLIAMS CUT OFF |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PINGSTON BUNCHER |
| 22 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 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 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Echo: 12 prospects, 8 occurrences, 5 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Chief | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Big Chief Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Brooks Property | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Chloride Queen | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Iron, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Chloride Queen | Lead, Iron, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Chloride Queen Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1887, 1900 | |
| Clugston Creek Area | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Clugston Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Echo | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| George W Rose | Stone, Dimension | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Echo in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $5,000 | Downed power lines and power outages reported in the Echo Valley area. It was reported social media. Time estimated from radar. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Echo | $2,000 | Thunderstorm damaged local power lines. Utility company estimated 300 customers lost power. Max gusts in the area were around 30 MPH. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ward | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pinkney City | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Powell | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| East Marcus | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Evans | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Kettle Falls | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Colville | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Marcus | 7.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1519164. 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.





