Evans, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Kettle Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99126. It stands on China Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marcus quadrangle. It stands 1,319 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1936 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Kettle Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Kettle Falls quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Marcus quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Evans between 1992 and 2020, burning about 512 acres in total. 38 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 42 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WILLIAMS CUT OFF |
| 7 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BOSSBURG AGAIN |
| 7 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | KAMLOOPS |
| 6 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DJ BARREL |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | KETTLE RIVER CG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Evans: 19 occurrences, 12 prospects, 11 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Nickel, Copper, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Bonanza Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1890 | |
| Columbia River | Copper, Antimony, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Gold Bar | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Bar | Gold, Silver, Arsenic, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony | Producer | Pyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Gold Bar | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Kelly Hill | Gold, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Lonnie Richards | Nickel, Chromium, Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Mineral Ridge | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Muldoon Property | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evans in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2023: 1 debris flow, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2016 | Debris Flow | Evans | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported partial blockage of state route 25, south of Evans, WA which was due to a rock slide. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Evans | $2,000 | The report received at 1300 PDT Tuesday. Washout occurred along shoulder of SR-25 at MP 44.6. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Powell | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bear | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bossburg | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| East Marcus | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Marcus | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Godfrey (historical) | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Echo | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Kettle Falls | 7.3 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Evans | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q387499 | 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 1519396. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







