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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.

Epley within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

187 since 1992

Regional 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 burning39
Missing data/not specified/undetermined38
Natural21
Fireworks21
Equipment and vehicle use21
Recreation and ceremony13
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Other causes5
Smoking4
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCONCONULLY HIGHWAY
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWHITLEY SNAG
5 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColville AgencyOMAK HUDS
4 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSPRING COULEE CAR WRECK
30 September 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreColville AgencyOMAK LAKE CAMERON LA
30 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreColville AgencyMF HUD
27 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined27 acresColville AgencyCAMERON LO
2 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColville AgencyJ. MARCHAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 46 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Buzzard LakePeatOccurrenceSedimentary
Canamera Milling and SmeltingGoldPast Producer
Geo Thompson FarmGraphiteOccurrence
Happy HillUranium, Thorium, REEUnknown
Happy Hill ClaimsREE, Uranium, ThoriumOccurrence
Johnson CreekChromium, Nickel, IronPast ProducerChromite
Johnson Creek ProspectChromium, Nickel, IronOccurrence
Okanogan County Road DivStone, DimensionProducer
ShermanLead, Zinc, Silver, GoldUnknown
Sherman ClaimsLead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, CopperOccurrenceReplacement

Every working recorded in Okanogan 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
Omak1.9 miles12
Okanogan4.4 miles12
Cherokee5.3 miles9
Brown Lake5.9 miles11
Riverside6.2 miles11
North Omak6.3 miles9
Loop Loop (historical)8.4 miles11
Chillowist9.2 miles12

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.