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Fort Spokane, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Davenport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99122. It stands on Spokane River. The Survey maps it on the Fort Spokane quadrangle.

Fort Spokane within Lincoln County

On record in Fort Spokane

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

197 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 197 fires within 5 miles of Fort Spokane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,708 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 20 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
Fireworks44
Debris and open burning39
Natural37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Recreation and ceremony22
Arson/incendiarism20
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1

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
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaMILES
6 September 2009Naturalunder an acreSpokane AgencyLONE PINE
6 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreColville AgencyBP FIRE
5 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSpokane AgencyUNATTENDED CAMP
24 September 1997Debris and open burning5.0 acresSpokane AgencyLITTLEBIG
23 September 1999Debris and open burning2,918 acresSpokane Agency2-RIVERS
21 September 1999Debris and open burningunder an acreSpokane AgencyGRAS CLIPP
19 September 2007Arson/incendiarism18 acresSpokane AgencyPIERRE HOLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Fort Spokane: 5 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper. 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
Crystal City Mining CoLead, Copper, Tungsten, SilverPast Producer
Crystal MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, TungstenOccurrence1895
LincolnCopper, LeadOccurrence
Old Fort SpokaneClayOccurrence
Old Fort Spokane AreaDolomiteProspect
Red FeatherLead, Copper, Silver, ZincProspect
Silver QueenSilver, Lead, CopperProspect
China Bar PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
China Bar PlacerGoldPast Producer
Threemile PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer

Every working recorded in Lincoln 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
Miles1.0 miles12
Seven Bays4.1 miles12
Lincoln7.7 miles12
Creston15.0 miles11
Telford15.4 miles8
Sherman16.6 miles11
Rocklyn19.1 miles8
Davenport19.2 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511688. 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.