Havillah, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98855. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Havillah quadrangle. It stands 3,514 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mt. Bonaparte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Havillah quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Havillah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Havillah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 598 acres in total. 44 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 | 44 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LOST |
| 5 September 2003 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SAMANTHA |
| 30 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH BONAPARTE |
| 23 September 1995 | Smoking | 8.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 940 |
| 18 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Havillah: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Copper, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bi-Metallic | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Powellite, Scheelite | |
| Bi-Metallic | Molybdenum, Silver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Bi-Metallic Mine | Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1896, 1918 | |
| Calcium Mine | Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Havilla | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Helm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shaw-Bergman | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Shaw-Bergman | Copper, Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bimetalic Molybdenum Prospect | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Bi-Metalic | Molybdenum | Occurrence | 1890, 1918 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Havillah in 3 storm reports between 2022 and 2023: 2 debris flow, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Havillah | $1,000 | Debris flow and flooding on lightning creek from walker creek burn scar from a thunderstorm rain event. Rain report of near an inch was received near Wauconda close to the area. |
| July 2023 | Debris Flow | Havillah | $500 | Slow moving thunderstorm over the Walker Creek Burn Scar near Bonaparte Lake Road brought a debris flow to the Lightning Creek area. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Havillah | - | A thunderstorm developed near Havillah and traveled Northeast into Canada. Public reported 1 inch hail near Chesaw, WA at 1730PST. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Molson | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ellisforde | 10.8 miles | 13 | |
| Cordell | 11.3 miles | 13 | |
| Chesaw | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wauconda | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Anglin | 12.6 miles | 12 | |
| Oroville | 14.5 miles | 15 | |
| Wauconda Summit | 15.0 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Havillah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3473937 | 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 1520610. 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.







