Manito, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Rockford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99030. The Survey maps it on the Freeman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1949 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Greenacres quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Freeman quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
71 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Manito between 1992 and 2020, burning about 278 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SETTERS RD |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CAMPBELL STRIKE |
| 30 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELDER STARR |
| 27 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BELMOUNT RESOURCES |
| 26 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MEADOW ROAD |
| 25 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BELMONT 2 |
| 23 September 2014 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MERCHANT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Manito: 10 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman-Mica Area | Mica | Prospect | ||
| Mica Area | Aluminum, Silica | Prospect | ||
| Mica Peak | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Saxby Clay Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Clay Occurrence Saxby Area | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Excelsior Nontronite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Mica Creek | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Saxby-Manito Area | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Spokane Nontronite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Freeman | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coey | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Freeman | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rockford | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Saxby | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mica | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Darknell | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Valleyford | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Hope | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511118. 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.






