BlockHarvey, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Kettle Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99141. It stands on Quillisascut Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rice quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1950 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Rice quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rice quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
119 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 119 fires within 5 miles of Harvey (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 429 acres in total. 41 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 | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 1995 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PLEASANT VALLEY |
| 7 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | SHORELINE |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MUD STRIKE |
| 4 September 1992 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROTTER |
| 16 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GODDARD ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 27 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 27 workings within 5 miles of Harvey (historical): 11 occurrences, 8 prospects, 4 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acme | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Acme | Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Acme Mine | Lead, Arsenic, Antimony, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Boulangerite, Bournonite, Covellite, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Alma | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Alma | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Big Lake | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Big Lake | Iron, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cuban | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| John Hayes | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead | Prospect | ||
| John Hays | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530579. 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.