Granite Falls, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Chelan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98816. It stands on Granite Falls Creek. The Survey maps it on the Manson quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1901 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Manson quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Chelan quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Manson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Granite Falls between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,026 acres in total. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 1,402 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | FIRST CREEK |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SLIDE PEAK |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | GRANITE |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 August 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SLIDE RIDGE |
| 4 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BARRETT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Granite Falls: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Fluorine-Fluorite, Titanium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fields Point Development | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| First Creek | Titanium, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Lovitt Mine | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Manson | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wapato Lake | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Florabelle Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Slide Area | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Ewer Lumber Co | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Joe Creek | Pumice | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrine Beach | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hollywood Beach | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Manson | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Greens Landing | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sunnybank | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Maplecreek | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Chelan Hills | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Winesap | 9.0 miles | 14 |
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 Q49352206 | 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 1529775. 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.




