Janis, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Tonasket census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98855. It lies near Wagonroad Coulee. The Survey maps it on the Tonasket quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1902 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Tonasket quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Tonasket quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Janis between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,913 acres in total. 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NORTH CARTER |
| 4 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1,204 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 19 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | JANIS VIEW |
| 19 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JANIS VIEW |
| 16 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIVERSIDE STRAW |
| 14 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 12 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROASTED PIG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Janis: 7 unknowns, 5 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Central | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Central Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Crumbacher Lake | Limestone, General | Prospect | ||
| Montgomery | Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Tonasket | Tungsten | Occurrence | ||
| Tonasket | Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Tonasket | Copper, Tungsten, Lead, Silver | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Molybdenite, Pyrite | |
| Turtle Lake | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Trinidad | Silver, Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Janis in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2010: 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Janis | $423,000 | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Flood | Janis | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tonasket | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Barker | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Keystone | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Anglin | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Riverside | 10.2 miles | 11 | |
| Ellisforde | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Synarep | 11.3 miles | 11 | |
| Enterprise | 12.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1521325. 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.






