Molson, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98844. It stands on Molson Hill. The Survey maps it on the Molson quadrangle. It stands 3,704 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1902 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000
- 1904 USGS Osoyoos quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Mt. Bonaparte quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oroville quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Molson quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Molson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Molson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 78 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NINE MILE |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELK KNUCKLE |
| 2 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 800 |
| 11 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RISE ROAD |
| 5 August 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SIDLEY |
| 15 August 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MALLARD EAST |
| 11 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | NINE STRIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Molson: 7 occurrences, 5 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Arsenic, Antimony, Antimony, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlquist Property | Antimony, Lead, Arsenic | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lost Lake | Uranium, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Olentangy | Gold, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Zinc, Arsenic | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Poland China | Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Poland China | Gold, Silver, Lead | Unknown | ||
| Poland China Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Carlquist | Antimony, Arsenic | Occurrence | Boulangerite, Stibnite | |
| Carquist | Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Andruss | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cuba Line Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chesaw | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Havillah | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Oroville | 12.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cordell | 13.7 miles | 13 | |
| Ellisforde | 16.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bodie | 19.1 miles | 12 | |
| Wauconda | 20.2 miles | 13 | |
| Enterprise | 20.3 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 Molson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3474725 | 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 1523307. 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.







