BlockMinnick, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1919 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Waitsburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99361. The Survey maps it on the Dixie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1919 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:125000
- 1921 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Dixie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Minnick between 1998 and 2020, burning about 114,634 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 18 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,810 acres | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | NORTH COPPEI |
| 16 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BMIDC INC 1205 - WHISKEY CREEK |
| 27 August 2005 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MUD CREEK |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | 109,259 acres | Umatilla National Forest | COLUMBIA COMPLEX |
| 21 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 15 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 90 acres | Walla Walla Fire Department | SEAMAN ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Minnick: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thanney Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2026Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Minnick in 1 storm report in 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Minnick | - | The Walla Walla county emergency manager reported a healthy tree had blown down from strong winds that moved through the area around 1820 PDT on the 1st. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511530. 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.