BlockSaxby, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Rockford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99030. It lies near McGowan Butte. The Survey maps it on the Setters quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1903 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fairfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Setters quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
63 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 63 fires within 5 miles of Saxby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 502 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 2 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 48 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BITTER |
| 9 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SETTERS RD |
| 30 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ELDER STARR |
| 24 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 4.7 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | A512 |
| 2 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FIGHTING FIRE |
| 16 September 2013 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | NESS |
| 15 September 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SOUTH HARVARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Saxby: 8 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Saxby Clay Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Occurrence Saxby Area | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Excelsior Nontronite Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Lockwood | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511294. 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.