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Silcott, Washington

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Clarkston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99403. It stands on Silcott Island. The Survey maps it on the Silcott Island quadrangle. It stands 758 feet above sea level.

Silcott within Asotin County

On record in Silcott

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

2 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Silcott between 2017 and 2020, burning about 4,500 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Natural1

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
16 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,400 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeCHIEF TIMOTHY
15 July 2017Natural3,100 acresWashington State Fire Marshal's OfficeSNAKE RIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Asotin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Silcott: 9 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gold, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron. 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
MosesSemiprecious GemstoneProspect
Snake River PlacersGold, Zirconium, Titanium, IronPast Producer
Conner's Gulch PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dry Gulch QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Lunnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Puyears PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Silcott PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PaitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Asotin 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
Clarkston Heights6.2 miles12
Highland6.9 miles12
West Clarkston7.1 miles12
Vineland7.7 miles12
Jerry7.8 miles11
Clarkston8.1 miles12
Asotin9.5 miles11
Cloverland11.7 miles12

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on SilcottAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q27989075The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1533427. 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.