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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1948 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Coulee Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
50 since 1992Regional 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 ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PRAIRIE HIKE |
| 7 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE23 |
| 21 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | HAWK CREEK |
| 8 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LINCOLN'S MOONSHINE |
| 8 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE17 |
| 5 August 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | SAWDUST |
| 31 August 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | FRUITLAND |
| 29 August 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | CAMPFIRE20 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| China Bar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| China Bar Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Creston Ferry Placer | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Kirby Bar Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Kirby Bar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Maid of Erin Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Peach Bar Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Peach Placer | Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2014 | Flood | Lincoln | $200,000 | Numerous 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. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seven Bays | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Creston | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fort Spokane | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Miles | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Telford | 9.3 miles | 8 | |
| Sherman | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Rocklyn | 15.8 miles | 8 | |
| Clark | 16.0 miles | 11 |
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 Lincoln | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6550415 | 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 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.






