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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.

Schmidt within Stevens County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

68 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural22
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Debris and open burning11
Equipment and vehicle use7
Recreation and ceremony4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Other causes2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersADDY CHARGED
5 September 2006Equipment and vehicle use3.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersLANGLEY SPOT
23 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersADDY FLAT
17 September 2001Natural11 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
17 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
14 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBURGESS BURNER
12 September 1993Other causesunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Stevens County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Addy MineTungsten, MolybdenumPast Producer1916
Addy MineMolybdenum, TungstenPast Producer
BlancheSilver, CopperOccurrence
Columbia TungstenTungsten, Molybdenum, Zinc, Silver, GoldProspectVein
Columbia TungstenSilver, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc, TungstenProspect
GiantSilver, LeadProspect
IrondaleDolomitePast ProducerSedimentary
IrondaleLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Lynx Cat MineBarium-BaritePast Producer1958
MallyIron, ChromiumProspect

Every working recorded in Stevens County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Maud6.4 miles10
Carrs Corner8.1 miles9
Gifford8.8 miles10
Bissel9.0 miles10
Edendale (historical)9.2 miles10
Bluecreek9.3 miles11
Waterloo9.5 miles10
Addy9.7 miles11

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.