Pocahontas Bay, Washington
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Deer Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99009. The Survey maps it on the Elk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Elk quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Elk quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
205 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 205 fires within 5 miles of Pocahontas Bay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 163 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 10 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 | 68 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 |
| Natural | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Other causes | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
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 | 1.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SHELTER |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PASTURE |
| 7 September 1997 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 2011 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SKINNY MONTGOMERY |
| 4 September 2002 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 4 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 3 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DAHL ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Pocahontas Bay: 16 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Uranium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hansen | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Jansen Iron Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Nevell | Gold, Tungsten, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Pindle | Copper, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Spokane Marble Co. | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Schaefer | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Schaefer | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Wold | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Neville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grays Landing | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Milan | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Elk | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| T Bridge Corner | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Deer Park | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Denison | 8.9 miles | 13 | |
| Chattaroy | 9.6 miles | 14 | |
| Buckeye | 12.9 miles | 15 |
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 Q122543188 | 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 1524520. 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.







