BlockMaud, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99167. It stands on North Fork Stranger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wellington Peak quadrangle. It stands 2,408 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1950 USGS Inchelium quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Nespelem quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Wellington Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Maud between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,090 acres in total. 26 started naturally. 1 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 | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1994 | Natural | 1.8 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ADDY CHARGED |
| 6 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RICE |
| 6 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area | MILE 60 |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 890 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN ROAD |
| 20 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GIFFORD STRIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Maud: 13 occurrences, 10 past producers, 5 unknowns, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daisy | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Daisy | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Antimony | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Marcasite, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Daisy - Tempest | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Daisy - Tempest Silverado Mining Co. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Scheelite, Sphalerite | |
| Giant | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Ideal Cement Company Quarry Area | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Irondale | Dolomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irondale | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Lynx Cat Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1958 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Edendale (historical) | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Gifford | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Daisy | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Schmidt (historical) | 6.4 miles | 9 | |
| Arzina | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Bissel | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Rice | 8.3 miles | 11 |
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 Maud | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989029 | 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 1522808. 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.