Silverton, Washington
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Granite Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98252. It stands on Silver Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Silverton quadrangle. It stands 1,535 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1899 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000
- 1901 USGS Stilaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1901 USGS Stillaguamish quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Silverton quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Concrete quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Silverton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Silverton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12 acres in total. 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 59 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | NORTH LAKE |
| 5 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MARTIN |
| 5 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | MILEPOST 22 |
| 4 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | COAL |
| 29 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | COAL CREEK #1 |
| 29 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | COAL CREEK #2 |
| 28 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | DEER CREEK WEST |
| 23 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest | LAZY CAMPER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 127 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 127 workings within 5 miles of Silverton: 68 occurrences, 39 prospects, 11 past producers, 6 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ala-Dickson | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Ala-Dickson Claims | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrrhotite, Sphalerite | |
| Big Copper | Copper, Cobalt, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Big Four | Lead, Antimony, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Big Four | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Big Four Prospect | Silver, Lead, Arsenic, Antimony | Occurrence | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Bonanza Queen | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Arsenic | Occurrence | ||
| Bonanza Queen | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tellurium, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Bonanza Queen Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Iron, Arsenic, Tellurium | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Realgar, Sylvanite | |
| Carpenter Quarry | Stone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedal | 9.2 miles | 16 | |
| Verlot | 11.2 miles | 17 | |
| Monte Cristo | 11.2 miles | 17 | |
| Darrington | 12.3 miles | 15 | |
| Andron | 12.9 miles | 15 | |
| Robe | 13.1 miles | 17 | |
| Galena | 14.4 miles | 17 | |
| Barco | 15.0 miles | 14 |
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 Silverton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q27989076 | The 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 1525804. 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.







