Scribner, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99004. It stands on Minnie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Four Lakes quadrangle.
On record in Scribner
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Marshall Bridgelisted 1995 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1943 USGS Medical Lake quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Four Lakes quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Medical Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Four Lakes quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Four Lakes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
301 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 301 fires within 5 miles of Scribner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,360 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 55 |
| Debris and open burning | 51 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 46 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 30 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 20 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 15 |
| Other causes | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Smoking | 8 |
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 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRACELAND |
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EAST 902 |
| 6 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GROVE SPOT |
| 6 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MT CARMEL |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | CURTIS ROAD |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | SPOTTED STRIKEOUT |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | VIEWMONT STRIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Scribner: 29 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Gemstone, Slate, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fish Lake | Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Fish Lake | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Fish Lake | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Fish Lake Pegmatite | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| Jordan Ranch | Gallium | Occurrence | ||
| Geiger Field Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Geiger Heights | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hayford | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Dynamite | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Four Lakes | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cheney | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hazelwood | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| South Cheney | 7.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511299. 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.







