BlockLocke, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99119. It stands on Cusick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jared quadrangle. It stands 2,057 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Jared quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Jared quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
96 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 96 fires within 5 miles of Locke between 1993 and 2020, burning about 55 acres in total. 36 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Colville National Forest | TRIMBLE SHED |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2015 | Smoking | under an acre | Colville National Forest | PARKER |
| 18 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.5 acres | Colville National Forest | GARDINER |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Colville National Forest | THE BIG TAMMY |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | TOM'S MIRAGE |
| 14 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Locke: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Dolomite, Magnesite, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isabelle | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Isabelle Claim | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Polybasite, Pyrite | |
| Jared Quarry | Dolomite, Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| Pinnel | Antimony | Occurrence | Stibnite | |
| Ruby | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Skippy and Queen Bess | Lead, Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Skippy and Queen Bess Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Crown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q20657968 | 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 1522340. 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.