Tiger, Washington
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99119. It stands on Diamond Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ione quadrangle. It stands 2,087 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1934 USGS Metaline quadrangle1:125000
- 1942 USGS Metaline quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Colville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Ione quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Tiger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 57 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EYE OF THE TIGER |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | VACATION |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | NO VACATION |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | LABOR |
| 20 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | WILE E COYOTE |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Colville National Forest | LONG WALK IN |
| 9 August 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRAHAM SLASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Tiger: 11 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Silica, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Ione | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Lost Creek Area | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Ferguson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hiett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tiger in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tiger | - | Law Enforcement reported multiple trees and one power line down across highway 20 at mile post 390. Time was based off radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ione | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lost Creek | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Diamond City | 8.1 miles | 12 | |
| Blueslide | 9.9 miles | 12 | |
| Metaline | 11.0 miles | 13 | |
| Metaline Falls | 12.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pend Oreille Village | 12.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ruby | 13.0 miles | 12 |
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 Tiger | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7801343 | 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 1528417. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






