BlockEdendale, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99167. It stands on Stranger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Inchelium quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
274 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 274 fires within 5 miles of Edendale (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,630 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 91 |
| Natural | 41 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 17 |
| Fireworks | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
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 2010 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Colville Agency | MOCCASIN REST HUD |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19,005 acres | Colville Agency | INCHELIUM HIWAY |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | MILE 60 |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville Agency | LOWER HUD |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 890 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 43 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 43 workings within 5 miles of Edendale (historical): 20 occurrences, 12 unknowns, 6 past producers, 5 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Hawk | Lead, Silver, Antimony, Zinc, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite | |
| Cold Spring | Molybdenum | Occurrence | Molybdenite | |
| Cold Spring | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Molybdenum | Prospect | Vein | |
| Cold Spring | Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Colorado | Lead, Silver, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Pyrite, Stibnite | |
| Dan Patch | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Dan Patch | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Dan Patch | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Galena | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Galena | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Unknown |
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 1530611. 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.