BlockEllisforde, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98855. It lies near Pickens Mountain. The Survey maps it on the Ellisforde quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1902 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Ellisforde quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Ellisforde quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
122 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 122 fires within 5 miles of Ellisforde between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,050 acres in total. 40 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 40 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.3 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BURGE MOUNTAIN |
| 14 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LITTLE WHISKEY |
| 8 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 August 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | 8.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | 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 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ellisforde: 7 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Antimony, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucky Knock Mine | Antimony, Zinc | Past Producer | 1904, 1907, 1967 | |
| Poison Lake | Bromine | Prospect | Epsomite | |
| Poison Lake | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Tonasket Limestone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Epso Lake Property | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Poison Lake Mine | Salt | Past Producer | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 Q122598620 | 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 1534579. 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.