Freeman, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Valleyford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99036. The Survey maps it on the Freeman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Freeman between 1992 and 2020, burning about 419 acres in total. 10 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 22 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BELMOUNT RESOURCES |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MEADOW ROAD |
| 26 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LINKE ROAD |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BELMONT 2 |
| 24 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VICARI |
| 23 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MERCHANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Freeman: 13 occurrences, 12 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chester Pegmatite | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Excelsior | Titanium, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Excelsior Clay Deposit | Titanium, Metal | Occurrence | Clay, Ilmenite | |
| Freeman-Mica Area | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mica Area | Aluminum, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Conrad Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeman in 1 storm report in 1999: 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Funnel Cloud | Freeman | - | A cold core funnel cloud was spotted over a farm field outside of Freeman. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valleyford | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Mica | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Manito | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Coey | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Hope | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rockford | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Darknell | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Chester | 7.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512227. 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.






