BlockMcCarteney, Washington
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1965. It stands in the Waterville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98823. The Survey maps it on the Jameson Lake SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 6 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 Jameson Lake SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of McCarteney between 2004 and 2020, burning about 1,621 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 August 2014 | Natural | 9.5 acres | Spokane District | COULEE MEADOW RD |
| 30 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 794 acres | Spokane District | COULEE MEADOWS |
| 10 July 2015 | Natural | 812 acres | Spokane District | RIMROCK |
| 9 May 2004 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RUDD CANYON |
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 McCarteney: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Farmer | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Moses Coulee | Pumice | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Hubert (historical) | 5.2 miles | 6 | |
| Farmer | 7.6 miles | 6 | |
| Supplee | 12.1 miles | 7 | |
| Palisades | 12.6 miles | 8 | |
| Withrow | 13.1 miles | 6 | |
| Jameson (historical) | 13.3 miles | 6 | |
| Alstown | 14.6 miles | 6 | |
| Baird (historical) | 14.9 miles | 6 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511449. 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.