BlockTheon, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Asotin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99402. The Survey maps it on the Weissenfels Ridge quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1944 USGS Anatone quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Anatone quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Weissenfels Ridge quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Clarkston quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Theon (historical) between 1992 and 2015, burning about 2,504 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ZAPPER |
| 21 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,494 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | WEISSENFELS RIDGE |
| 13 August 2005 | Fireworks | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 800 |
| 14 July 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | HUBER |
| 3 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BMIDC INC 87 |
| 17 April 2015 | Smoking | 7.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BMIDC INC. 118 |
| 23 October 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Umatilla National Forest | not named |
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 Theon (historical): 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taplin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Benedict 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatone | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Craige | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Zindel (historical) | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Rogersburg | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Grahams Landing | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cloverland | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jerry | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Asotin | 13.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1514672. 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.