BlockKoren, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Othello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99344. The Survey maps it on the Bruce quadrangle.
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.
- 1924 USGS Othello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Bruce quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Othello quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Priest Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Koren: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Klepharot Deposit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Wenzelberger | Diatomite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511642. 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.
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.