Lauderdale Junction, Washington
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 2003. It stands in the Cle Elum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98922. It stands on First Creek. The Survey maps it on the Swauk Prairie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1897 USGS Mount Stuart quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1902 USGS Mount Stuart quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1902 USGS Mt Stuart quadrangle1:125000
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Thorp quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Swauk Prairie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2003 USGS Swauk Prairie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Lauderdale Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,326 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DEER GULCH 3 |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | ROBINSON GULCH |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | LOWER 1ST CREEK |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELK SPOT |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | FIRST CREEK 2 |
| 8 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | DEER GULCH 2 |
| 7 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | MILL CREEK |
| 28 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MILE POST 9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 51 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 51 workings within 5 miles of Lauderdale Junction: 29 past producers, 12 occurrences, 8 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1918 | |
| Unnamed Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Virden Locality | Gemstone | Prospect | ||
| Burcham | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cooper Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cooper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| B and B | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Baker Creek Placers | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Becker Placer | Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Bristol | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Horlick | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Teanaway | 8.1 miles | 17 | |
| Thorp | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cle Elum | 12.2 miles | 16 | |
| South Cle Elum | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Dutch Settlement | 13.8 miles | 15 |
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 Q122545414 | 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 1527721. 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.







