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Kulzer, Washington

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Springdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99181. It stands on Jumpoff Joe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valley quadrangle.

Kulzer within Stevens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 11 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

142 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Kulzer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,099 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined39
Debris and open burning32
Natural22
Recreation and ceremony13
Equipment and vehicle use10
Fireworks9
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1
Arson/incendiarism1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2020Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersJUMP OFF
9 September 2010Smokingunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersJUMPING JOE FLASH
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWEST JEPSEN
7 September 1992Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
5 September 2003Equipment and vehicle use411 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBULL DOG
4 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWAITTS RESORT
4 September 1995Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
4 September 1995Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stevens County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Kulzer: 12 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 6 past producers, 4 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silica, Limestone, Dimension, Barium-Barite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cleveland MineLead, Antimony, Silver, ZincProducerBoulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
Loon LakeCopper, Silver, Iron, Barium-Barite, PeatPast Producer
Loon Lake CopperCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Loon Lake Copper MineCopper, Silver, GoldPast Producer1890, 1895
Nanome AggregatesStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Suzan Copper ProspectCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Dept. of HwysStone, DimensionUnknown
Dept. of HwysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Green Mountain Marble CoMagnesiteOccurrence
Jumpoff CreekClayUnknown

Every working recorded in Stevens County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Valley1.7 miles11
Grays3.4 miles10
Waits4.1 miles9
Cline6.3 miles10
Springdale6.5 miles10
Loon Lake7.8 miles10
Carrs Corner8.7 miles9
Chewelah8.7 miles14

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 Q122596318The 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 1534119. 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.