BlockFarron, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Toppenish-Wapato census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98951. The Survey maps it on the Harrah quadrangle. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1937 USGS White Swan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Harrah quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Yakima quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Toppenish quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
262 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 262 fires within 5 miles of Farron between 1995 and 2019, burning about 2,565 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 9 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 | 91 |
| Fireworks | 86 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | BRANCH RD. |
| 7 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Yakama Agency | HARRAH DRAIN RD. |
| 6 September 2017 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 3214 MCDONALD |
| 4 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Yakama Agency | 501 SUNRAY RD. |
| 4 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 170 HORSCHELL RD. |
| 27 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Yakama Agency | N HARRAH |
| 2 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Yakama Agency | 3250 PROGRESSIVE RD |
| 15 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Yakama Agency | ADAMS VIEW # 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Farron: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harrah Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q5436337 | 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 1510964. 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.