BlockSherman, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Wilbur census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99185. It lies near Sage Hen Draw. The Survey maps it on the Creston quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Wilbur quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Wilbur quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ritzville quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Coulee Dam quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Creston quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sherman between 2012 and 2016, burning about 9 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
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 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | JONES BAY |
| 3 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN CANYON |
| 10 August 2015 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HOPKINS |
| 25 May 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | MARTIN CANYON |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sherman: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dept of Highways | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creston | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Wilbur | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Clark | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lincoln | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Hesseltine | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Govan | 13.1 miles | 8 | |
| Telford | 13.9 miles | 8 | |
| Seven Bays | 14.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511308. 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.