Indian Village, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Anacortes census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98221. The Survey maps it on the Cypress Island quadrangle. It stands 36 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1943 USGS Anacortes quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Anacortes quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Victoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1973 USGS Cypress Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Bellingham quadrangle1:100000
- 1997 USGS Cypress Island quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Indian Village between 1992 and 2019, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMPSITE 9 |
| 18 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 August 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAP SANTE |
| 26 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 August 2016 | Smoking | 18 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CRANBERRY LAKE |
| 21 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAGLE CLIFF |
| 11 August 2019 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AMPHITHEATER |
| 4 July 2001 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Indian Village: 8 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Chromium, Magnesite, Platinum, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Last Chance Claim | Chromium, Gold | Past Producer | Chromite | |
| Mayer City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ready Cash Claim | Chromium, Platinum | Past Producer | 1917, 1918 | |
| Twins Group | Chromium, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | 1902, 1918 | |
| Beacon Point | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Olivine Corp. | Magnesite | Unknown | ||
| Olivine Hill | Magnesite, Chromium | Producer | ||
| Reef Point | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Strawberry Bay | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Cypress Lake | Chromium | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Beach | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Guemes | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Urban | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cap Sante | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Anacortes | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Samish Island (historical) | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Atlanta (historical) | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Alexander Beach | 6.8 miles | 12 |
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 Q114358755 | 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 1512322. 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.





