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Lincoln, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Wilbur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99147. It stands on Welsh Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln quadrangle. It stands 1,394 feet above sea level.

Lincoln within Lincoln County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,037 acres in total. 13 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
Recreation and ceremony14
Natural13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Debris and open burning5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks3
Other causes1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2012Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPRAIRIE HIKE
7 September 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCAMPFIRE23
21 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaHAWK CREEK
8 August 2005Equipment and vehicle use9.8 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLINCOLN'S MOONSHINE
8 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCAMPFIRE17
5 August 1998Debris and open burning15 acresLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaSAWDUST
31 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use1.5 acresLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaFRUITLAND
29 August 1992Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLake Roosevelt National Recreation AreaCAMPFIRE20

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Lincoln County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Riddle PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
China Bar PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
China Bar PlacerGoldPast Producer
Creston Ferry PlacerGoldPast Producer
Kirby Bar PlacerGoldOccurrencePlacer
Kirby Bar PlacerGoldUnknown
Maid of Erin ProspectGoldOccurrencePlacer
Peach Bar PlacerGoldProspect
Peach PlacerGoldUnknown

Every working recorded in Lincoln County

Storms near this place

1 since 2014

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lincoln in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2014FloodLincoln$200,000Numerous county roads damaged and culverts washed out. State Route 231 was closed from Reardan to the Stevens County line due to flooding over the roadway. State Route 223 was closed from milepost 44 to 66 due to water and mud over the road. A four foot section of a driveway was washed out due to a culvert being overrun by flood waters. Flood waters inundated a culvert resulting in damage to portions of Hawk Creek Ranch Road. Pooling of water was reported in Edwall due to culverts being overwhelmed by flood waters. Damage costs for the event were estimated.

Every storm recorded in Lincoln 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
Seven Bays4.2 miles12
Creston7.4 miles11
Fort Spokane7.7 miles12
Miles8.6 miles12
Telford9.3 miles8
Sherman10.1 miles11
Rocklyn15.8 miles8
Clark16.0 miles11

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.

Wikipedia article on LincolnAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q6550415The 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 1506158. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.