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Murdock, Washington

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Dallesport-Klickitat census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98635. It lies near Sq’wanana. The Survey maps it on The Dalles North quadrangle.

Murdock within Klickitat County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

138 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Murdock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,929 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 were 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/undetermined42
Railroad operations and maintenance23
Equipment and vehicle use20
Debris and open burning12
Fireworks11
Recreation and ceremony11
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural4
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking3
Other causes2

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
9 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined14 acresColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaSHOOTING RANGE
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaRIVER RD
9 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
7 September 2020Equipment and vehicle use1.2 acresOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersSEVENMILE 2
6 September 1999Smokingunder an acreColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaGOLF COURSE
6 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,200 acresColumbia River Gorge National Scenic AreaTHE DALLES MT. ROAD
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreOregon Department of Forestry Salem HeadquartersBROWNS CREEK
22 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersDOUGS BEACH

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Klickitat County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Murdock: 27 past producers, 17 producers, 1 plant. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Clay. 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
(Facility) the Dalles Aluminum SmelterAluminum, Contained or MetalPlant
Douthit PitClayProducer
Foley LakesStonePast Producer
HarveyStonePast Producer
MartinStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer
QuarryStonePast Producer

Every working recorded in Klickitat 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
Smithville1.4 miles17
Dallesport2.6 miles17
Lyle5.9 miles16
Gooseneck9.4 miles16
Swale9.5 miles13
Pitt9.8 miles14
Warwick11.1 miles10
Wishram Heights11.4 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1523518. 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.