Schmidt, Washington
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Hunters-Gifford census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99101. It stands on Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dunn Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1927 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000
- 1930 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Dunn Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Schmidt (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 64 acres in total. 22 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ADDY CHARGED |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 30 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | LANGLEY SPOT |
| 23 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ADDY FLAT |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | 11 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 17 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 14 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BURGESS BURNER |
| 12 September 1993 | Other causes | 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 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Schmidt (historical): 7 prospects, 6 past producers, 6 occurrences, 5 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten, Tungsten, Molybdenum, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addy Mine | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Addy Mine | Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Blanche | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Columbia Tungsten | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| Columbia Tungsten | Silver, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Giant | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Irondale | Dolomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Irondale | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Lynx Cat Mine | Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Mally | Iron, Chromium | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maud | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Carrs Corner | 8.1 miles | 9 | |
| Gifford | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Bissel | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Edendale (historical) | 9.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bluecreek | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| Waterloo | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Addy | 9.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530576. 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.





