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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1934 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS The Dalles quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS The Dalles North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS The Dalles North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Hood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS The Dalles North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
138 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 42 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Fireworks | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | SHOOTING RANGE |
| 9 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | RIVER RD |
| 9 September 1999 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.2 acres | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | SEVENMILE 2 |
| 6 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | GOLF COURSE |
| 6 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,200 acres | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | THE DALLES MT. ROAD |
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | BROWNS CREEK |
| 22 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOUGS BEACH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) the Dalles Aluminum Smelter | Aluminum, Contained or Metal | Plant | ||
| Douthit Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Foley Lakes | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Harvey | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Martin | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithville | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Dallesport | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Lyle | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Gooseneck | 9.4 miles | 16 | |
| Swale | 9.5 miles | 13 | |
| Pitt | 9.8 miles | 14 | |
| Warwick | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Wishram Heights | 11.4 miles | 10 |
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.








