Old Wauconda, Washington
16 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. The Survey maps it on the Wauconda Summit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Wauconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aeneas quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Republic quadrangle1:100000
- 1988 USGS Wauconda Summit quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Wauconda Summit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
55 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 55 fires within 5 miles of Old Wauconda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 353 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 1 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 | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | FIR |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STARVATION |
| 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 |
| 30 August 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DIAMOND BELL |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | RAINEY FIR |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest | BONA FIDE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Old Wauconda: 11 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gold, Garnet. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hermance Manganese Prospect | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Moore | Garnet | Occurrence | ||
| Wauconda | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Wauconda Mine | Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Dept of Highways | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Basalt | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wauconda | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Wauconda | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wauconda Summit | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Wauconda | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Old Toroda | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Bodie | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Aeneas | 11.5 miles | 14 | |
| Havillah | 15.4 miles | 12 | |
| Chesaw | 16.9 miles | 12 | |
| Anglin | 18.1 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 Q122596415 | 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 1524019. 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.







