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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.

Martin within Kittitas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 16 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

65 since 1992

Regional 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 ceremony28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Equipment and vehicle use6
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning3
Fireworks2
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
8 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestCOUNTY CORNER
4 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National Forest403 ROAD
4 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBOEING CAMP
30 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreOkanogan-Wenatchee National ForestBOEING CAMP
29 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersSOUTH FORK
27 September 1993Arson/incendiarismunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
25 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestBEACH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kittitas County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Unnamed QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Unnamed QuarryVolcanic MaterialsPast Producer
Crystal Springs PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kittitas County

Storms near this place

2 since 2011

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2011FloodMartin-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 2011FloodMartin-Flooding continued from March 31 with the gage at Easton cresting at 1 foot above flood stage.

Every storm recorded in Kittitas 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
Whittier0.6 miles16
Kachess Resort4.9 miles16
Cabin Creek5.3 miles15
Easton8.0 miles15
Hyak8.7 miles16
Snoqualmie Pass8.9 miles16
Pine Glen10.7 miles15
Lavender12.1 miles16

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 MartinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27995389The 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.