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Monse, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. The Survey maps it on the Monse quadrangle.

Monse within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

56 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Monse between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,216 acres in total. 18 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
Natural18
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Equipment and vehicle use9
Debris and open burning8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Smoking2
Fireworks1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
29 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.3 acresOkanogan County Fire DistrictsMONSE
25 September 2006Power generation/transmission/distribution13 acresColville AgencyHIGHWAY 17
25 September 2006Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreColville AgencyDELFIELD RD POLE
23 September 1992Natural60 acresColville AgencyGOLF ROCK
19 September 1992Power generation/transmission/distribution50 acresColville AgencyDOWN POWER
12 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution87 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBREWSTER FLAT
10 September 2001Smoking25 acresColville AgencyMP271.5
1 September 2016Debris and open burningunder an acreColville AgencySNIDER FLAT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Monse: 5 unknowns, 5 producers, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Granite, Pumice. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BrewsterGraniteProspectGranite
BrewsterPumiceUnknown
Cassimer Bar PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Cassimer Bar PlacerGoldUnknown
Brewster State Pit Site 4-8Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Department of HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dept of HighwaysSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Dept of Natural ResourcesSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
FreerSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Okanogan County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Thompson (historical)3.7 miles12
Wakefield4.6 miles12
Ophir5.1 miles12
Brewster6.3 miles12
Virginia City (historical)6.5 miles12
Malott9.9 miles12
Paradise Hill11.4 miles13
Chillowist11.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1523325. 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.