Entiat, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Entiat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98822. It lies in Entiat Valley. The Survey maps it on the Entiat 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 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.
- 1901 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Entiat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS Entiat quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Entiat (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 25,783 acres in total. 29 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SPENCER CANYON |
| 7 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPENCER CANYON |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SWITCHBACK |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MILLS CANYON |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILLS |
| 8 August 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STANLEY CANYON |
| 4 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KEYSTONE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Entiat (historical): 12 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entiat | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Hilltop No 1 and 2 | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Lockwood and Cole | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Lovejoy | Gallium | Occurrence | ||
| Orondo | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Rex | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Pyrite | |
| Rex | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Entiat Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hollingshead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pangborn | Gold, Silver | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entiat | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wagnersburg | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Farris | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Winesap | 6.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ardenvoir | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Maplecreek | 9.7 miles | 14 | |
| Stayman | 10.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sunnybank | 14.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530588. 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.




