Epley, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Omak census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98841. It lies near Pogue Flat. The Survey maps it on the Omak 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
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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Omak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
187 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 187 fires within 5 miles of Epley (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,897 acres in total. 21 started naturally. 10 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 | 39 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Fireworks | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CONCONULLY HIGHWAY |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WHITLEY SNAG |
| 5 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | OMAK HUDS |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPRING COULEE CAR WRECK |
| 30 September 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville Agency | OMAK LAKE CAMERON LA |
| 30 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | MF HUD |
| 27 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Colville Agency | CAMERON LO |
| 2 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | J. MARCHAN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 46 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 46 workings within 5 miles of Epley (historical): 19 occurrences, 11 past producers, 11 unknowns, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Chromium, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Lake | Peat | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Canamera Milling and Smelting | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Geo Thompson Farm | Graphite | Occurrence | ||
| Happy Hill | Uranium, Thorium, REE | Unknown | ||
| Happy Hill Claims | REE, Uranium, Thorium | Occurrence | ||
| Johnson Creek | Chromium, Nickel, Iron | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Johnson Creek Prospect | Chromium, Nickel, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Okanogan County Road Div | Stone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Sherman | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Sherman Claims | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Omak | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Okanogan | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cherokee | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Brown Lake | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Riverside | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| North Omak | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Loop Loop (historical) | 8.4 miles | 11 | |
| Chillowist | 9.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530596. 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.





