Koontzville, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Colville Reservation census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99116. It stands on Peter Dan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Belvedere quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Nespelem quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Belvedere quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Koontzville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 39,956 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 14 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Fireworks | 18 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Colville Agency | MANILA CR |
| 7 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | 3 BEARS |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Colville Agency | RAT RANCH |
| 5 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville Agency | ELMER CITY TRAILER P |
| 28 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | ELMER CITY GUARDRAIL |
| 24 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | HWY 155 MP 38 CAR |
| 22 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Colville Agency | REBECCA LK |
| 2 September 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 acres | Colville Agency | SEATONS GROVE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Koontzville: 4 past producers, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rosauer-Electric City | Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Coulee City Deposit | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Rebecca | Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Pyrrhotite | |
| Rebecca | Copper, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Allied Concrete Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Consolidated Builders, Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Indian Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Sanford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seatons Grove | 0.6 miles | 10 | |
| Elmer City | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lone Pine | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Belvedere | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Mason City | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Coulee Dam | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mason City (historical) | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Nespelem | 10.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511077. 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.




