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Ophir, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. The Survey maps it on the Monse quadrangle.

Ophir within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

76 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Ophir between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,600 acres in total. 21 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
Natural21
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Fireworks10
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Smoking1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
6 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersCHILLY SPOT
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersNORTHSTAR
4 September 1995Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
29 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.3 acresOkanogan County Fire DistrictsMONSE
28 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreColville AgencyMALOTT HUD
19 September 1992Power generation/transmission/distribution50 acresColville AgencyDOWN POWER
10 September 2001Smoking25 acresColville AgencyMP271.5
1 September 2009Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColville AgencyOKANOGAN RIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Ophir: 8 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine, Salt, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BrewsterPumiceUnknown
MalottMolybdenum, Copper, Zinc, NickelOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
MalottQuartzOccurrenceQuartz
MalottCopper, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silica, ZincUnknown
Malott ProspectCopper, Zinc, Molybdenum, NickelProspectChalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite
RustlerGold, MolybdenumUnknown
Rustler ProspectGold, MolybdenumOccurrence
Twin Lakes ClaimSilicaPast Producer
B J LakeSaltOccurrence
B. J. LakeBromineOccurrence

Every working recorded in Okanogan 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
Wakefield0.6 miles12
Thompson (historical)5.1 miles12
Malott5.1 miles12
Monse5.1 miles12
Olema7.0 miles12
Chillowist7.8 miles12
Brewster8.5 miles12
Virginia City (historical)8.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530601. 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.