Furport, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99156. It stands on Furport Hill. The Survey maps it on the Diamond Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Diamond Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Furport between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KENT CREEK |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | NO NAME PEAK |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEETER |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEETER CROSSING |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colville National Forest | BEAD LOG |
| 3 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Colville National Forest | NO NAME #10 |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 24 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROBIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Furport: 15 occurrences, 13 past producers, 12 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bead Lake | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bead Lake Property | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Bobcat | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Campbell Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Replacement | |
| Fair Hope Prospect | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Gold Coin - Hardtack Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Hawkeye - Gray Eagle - Last Chance Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Furport in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flood | Furport | $10,000 | Bead Lake flooded its banks and water inundating a few basements of lakeside homes. The exact number of homes impacted was unknown at the time and damage costs were estimated. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Furport | $10,000 | Bead Lake flooded its banks and water inundating a few basements of lakeside homes. The exact number of homes impacted was unknown at the time and damage costs were estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfred | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Dalkena | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Delkena | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Usk | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Penrith | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Deer Valley | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Newport | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Diamond Lake | 8.4 miles | 13 |
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 Q122556462 | 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 1519855. 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.






