Old Toroda, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1904 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Oroville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98859. It stands on Cougar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bodie quadrangle.
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.
- 1904 USGS Republic quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Bodie Mountain quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Bodie Mtn quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Bodie quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Bodie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Old Toroda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 251 acres in total. 56 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 | 56 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Other causes | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | VIRGINA LILLY |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | INCIDENT 174 |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | WAUCONDA TWENTY |
| 12 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | SWEAT CREEK |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ONE MOCCASIN |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CACHE CREEK |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | CUKE |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | 191 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Old Toroda: 12 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 8 past producers, 6 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Flag | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| American Flag Claims | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1898, 1918, 1919 | |
| American Flag Mine | Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Fluorine-Fluorite | Unknown | ||
| Bodie | Gold, Silver, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Bodie Gold Mine | Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1897, 1902, 1944 | |
| Hermance Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Idaho Girl Property | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Kelly | Tungsten, Copper | Occurrence | Scheelite | |
| Moore | Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| Sheridan | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Toroda in 3 storm reports between 2018 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Flash Flood | Old Toroda | $400,000 | Heavy rain over the Walker Creek Burn Scar created a debris flow. The radar estimated precipitation rates of 2-3.5 inches were observed close to the location of flash flooding on Bonaparte Lake Road. Three homes and several vehicles were damaged. Power outage lasted around 4 hours. |
| May 2023 | Debris Flow | Old Toroda | $1,000 | Bonaparte Lake Road is impassable at MP 2.1 due to roadway washout. Time of report is when noticed. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Toroda | $500 | A member of the public posted photos on social media of numerous trees down at Bonaparte Lake Resort. Time of event estimated from radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bodie | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Wauconda Summit | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Old Wauconda | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wauconda | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Chesaw | 13.8 miles | 12 | |
| Havillah | 15.9 miles | 12 | |
| Aeneas | 16.3 miles | 14 | |
| Molson | 20.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122571852 | 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 1524016. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







