BlockMatthiesen, Washington
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1968. It stands in the Bridgeport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98830. The Survey maps it on the Mansfield quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Mansfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Matthiesen (historical) between 2012 and 2015, burning about 5,208 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Spokane District | ROAD C |
| 15 July 2012 | Natural | 2,184 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | DOUGLAS COUNTY COMPLEX |
| 29 June 2015 | Natural | 2,424 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | ROAD 6 FIRE |
| 1 June 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Spokane District | ROAD 9 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Matthiesen (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthieson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Leslie 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Touhey | 2.7 miles | 7 | |
| Mansfield | 3.3 miles | 7 | |
| Jameson (historical) | 3.7 miles | 6 | |
| Withrow | 8.8 miles | 6 | |
| Mud Spring | 9.0 miles | 6 | |
| Fairview | 9.6 miles | 6 | |
| Howard | 12.4 miles | 7 | |
| Saint Hubert (historical) | 12.5 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1513017. 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.