Prindle, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the North Bonneville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98671. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil quadrangle. It stands 13 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1948 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1950 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Vancouver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Bridal Veil quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
111 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Prindle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 349 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 7 |
| Other causes | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LAUREL LN |
| 8 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MP 15 |
| 5 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Pacific Cascade Region-DNR | STONEHORSE |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ARCHER MOUNTAIN |
| 3 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | WAHKEENA |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | PARK |
| 28 September 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Oregon Department of Forestry Salem Headquarters | MILEPOST 31 |
| 26 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area | ONEONTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Prindle: 11 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gensman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bridal Veil | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Raymond Smith | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bridal Veil Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Raymond Smith Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schmidt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruzatt | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Saint Cloud | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Molfait Tracts | 4.3 miles | 16 | |
| Skamania | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| North Bonneville | 10.4 miles | 14 | |
| Moffetts Hot Springs | 11.6 miles | 14 | |
| Fort Rains | 13.4 miles | 14 | |
| Stevenson | 16.3 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Prindle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989064 | 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 1507637. 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.







