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Moses, Washington

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Uniontown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99347. It lies near Steptoe Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Silcott Island quadrangle.

Moses within Whitman County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

2 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Moses between 2017 and 2020, burning about 4,500 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Natural1

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
16 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,400 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeCHIEF TIMOTHY
15 July 2017Natural3,100 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeSNAKE RIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Whitman County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Moses: 7 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. 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
MosesSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Snake River PlacersGold, Zirconium, Titanium, IronPast Producer
Conner's Gulch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dry Gulch QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lunnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Puyears PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Silcott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Whitman 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
Alpowa1.0 miles10
Uniontown10.0 miles12
Colton10.5 miles13
Leon11.5 miles12
Johnson14.5 miles15
Chambers14.8 miles15
Wawawai (historical)16.9 miles13
Staley16.9 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1533426. 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.