Schwana, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Mattawa-Royal City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99321. It stands on Lower Crab Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beverly quadrangle.
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.
- 1912 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Walla Walla quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:62500
- 1965 USGS Beverly quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Priest Rapids quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Schwana between 1999 and 2020, burning about 63,326 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 788 acres | Spokane District | BEVERLY BURKE |
| 5 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6,262 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | LOWER CRAB CREEK |
| 16 August 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 20 acres | Spokane District | SENTINEL |
| 9 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Columbia National Wildlife Refuge | LK LANIECE |
| 6 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 68 acres | Spokane District | HWY 243 |
| 5 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.5 acres | Spokane District | BEVERLY |
| 24 July 2019 | Natural | 124 acres | Spokane District | SADDLE MOUNTAIN |
| 23 July 2019 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Spokane District | WANAPUM DAM |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Schwana: 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Pumice, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Cohasett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sentinel Bluff | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beverly | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Wanapum Village | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Mattawa | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Jericho | 7.2 miles | 16 | |
| Desert Aire | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Low Gap | 13.2 miles | 16 | |
| Smyrna | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Royal City | 16.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1512646. 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.







