Martin, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Cle Elum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98925. It stands on Mosquito Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stampede Pass quadrangle. It stands 2,815 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Snoqualmie quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1957 USGS Wenatchee quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Snoqualmie Pass quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Stampede Pass quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 133 acres in total. None 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 | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | COUNTY CORNER |
| 4 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | 403 ROAD |
| 4 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BOEING CAMP |
| 30 September 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BOEING CAMP |
| 29 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH FORK |
| 27 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 25 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | BEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Martin: 8 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Crystal Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Martin in 2 storm reports in 2011: 2 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 2011 | Flood | Martin | - | Flooding reported at Elk Meadows between Easton and Cle Elum. AT Easton, the river gage peaked 1 foot above flood stage at 1730 PDT. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Martin | - | Flooding continued from March 31 with the gage at Easton cresting at 1 foot above flood stage. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whittier | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Kachess Resort | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cabin Creek | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Easton | 8.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hyak | 8.7 miles | 16 | |
| Snoqualmie Pass | 8.9 miles | 16 | |
| Pine Glen | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Lavender | 12.1 miles | 16 |
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 Martin | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27995389 | 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 1522758. 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.





