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Godfrey, 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 99141. The Survey maps it on the Marcus quadrangle. It stands 3,376 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Godfrey within Stevens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

166 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 166 fires within 5 miles of Godfrey (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,432 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 4 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
Natural39
Debris and open burning31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Recreation and ceremony18
Railroad operations and maintenance10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Other causes6
Fireworks6
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Arson/incendiarism4
Smoking4

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
9 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
9 September 1994Natural4.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.8 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersKIFER ROAD
7 September 2017Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBOSSBURG AGAIN
7 September 2007Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaKAMLOOPS
6 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDJ BARREL
3 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaKETTLE RIVER CG
3 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCAMPFIRE40

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stevens County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 48 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Godfrey (historical): 23 occurrences, 11 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Uranium, Nickel, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BarstowGraphite, MolybdenumProspect
Bonnie GroupChromiumPast Producer
Columbia RiverCopper, Antimony, Gold, SilverProducerChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Gold BarGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrence
Gold BarGold, Copper, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Kelly HillGold, Silver, LeadProspect
Kifer's Mica Slate QuarrySlate, DimensionProducer
Lonnie RichardsNickel, Chromium, Talc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Mullen IronGold, IronOccurrencePyrrhotite
Nancy CreekUranium, Gold, Molybdenum, SilverOccurrence

Every working recorded in Stevens 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
Bear3.8 miles12
Marcus4.0 miles12
East Marcus4.7 miles12
Evans4.8 miles12
Bossburg5.0 miles13
Powell5.1 miles12
Blue Town (historical)5.7 miles12
Kettle Falls7.5 miles12

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 Q27995372The 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 1530559. 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.