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.
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.
- 1927 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Valley quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 32 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JUMP OFF |
| 9 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JUMPING JOE FLASH |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WEST JEPSEN |
| 7 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 411 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BULL DOG |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WAITTS RESORT |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 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 33 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Mine | Lead, Antimony, Silver, Zinc | Producer | Boulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Loon Lake | Copper, Silver, Iron, Barium-Barite, Peat | Past Producer | ||
| Loon Lake Copper | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Loon Lake Copper Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1890, 1895 | |
| Nanome Aggregates | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Suzan Copper Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dept. of Hwys | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Dept. of Hwys | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Green Mountain Marble Co | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Jumpoff Creek | Clay | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Grays | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Waits | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cline | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Springdale | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Loon Lake | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Carrs Corner | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Chewelah | 8.7 miles | 14 |
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 Q122596318 | 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 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.






