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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.

Entiat within Chelan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 13 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

49 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural29
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony3
Other causes2
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2019Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSPENCER CANYON
7 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSPENCER CANYON
8 August 2008Naturalunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestSWITCHBACK
8 August 2008Natural1.5 acresOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestMILLS CANYON
8 August 2008Natural1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersMILLS
8 August 1992Arson/incendiarism20 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 August 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSTANLEY CANYON
4 August 2010Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersKEYSTONE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Chelan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
EntiatPumiceOccurrence
Hilltop No 1 and 2SilicaOccurrence
Lockwood and ColeTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
LovejoyGalliumOccurrence
OrondoMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
RexSilver, GoldPast ProducerPyrite
RexGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Entiat QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Hollingshead QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
PangbornGold, SilverPast Producer

Every working recorded in Chelan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Entiat1.2 miles13
Wagnersburg4.4 miles13
Farris5.4 miles14
Winesap6.8 miles14
Ardenvoir9.3 miles14
Maplecreek9.7 miles14
Stayman10.0 miles14
Sunnybank14.1 miles14

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.