BlockPinkney City, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Colville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99114. It lies near Garrison Flat. The Survey maps it on the Colville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1929 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Colville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Colville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Colville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
167 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 167 fires within 5 miles of Pinkney City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 606 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PROUTY |
| 7 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BURNING COLE |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 27 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 20 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DOUGLAS FALLS BACK FORTY |
| 20 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Pinkney City: 10 unknowns, 6 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colville | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Colville Dist Old Dominion Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Old Dominion | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Old Dominion Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1883, 1885 | |
| Old Dominion Mine | Limestone, Dimension, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1883 | |
| Clugston Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Colville Valley Concrete Co | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Tulare Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Aladdin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colville Valley Concrete Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colville | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Echo | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Orin | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ward | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Arden | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Greenwood | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Kettle Falls | 9.7 miles | 12 | |
| East Marcus | 10.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1531066. 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.