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Tulker, Washington

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Darrington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98223. It stands on French Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Higgins quadrangle.

Tulker within Snohomish County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

19 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Tulker between 1992 and 2017, burning about 144 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 2 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
Natural7
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking2
Fireworks2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
6 September 1994Smokingunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forestnot named
5 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestHUCKLEBERRY
30 September 1993Equipment and vehicle use70 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
3 September 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
26 September 2017Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestBOULDER RIVER
22 August 2010Fireworksunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersWHITEHORSE ROUND 2
2 August 2009Naturalunder an acreMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestFAWN
19 August 2008Natural2.0 acresMt. Baker-Snoqualmie National ForestBOULDER RIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Snohomish County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Tulker: 7 occurrences, 7 prospects, 3 unknowns, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Manganese, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
FeldtSilver, Antimony, Gold, Lead, ZincProspect
Feldt ProspectCopper, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Antimony, Arsenic, CobaltOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite, Stibnite, Tetrahedrite
GalbraithStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Larson ProspectLead, Silver, Gold, ZincOccurrenceGalena
Lawrence ClaimsCopper, ArsenicOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite, Tetrahedrite
Washington Gem Jade Co.GemstoneUnknown
White Horse ProspectZinc, Gold, Silver, Copper, LeadOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Whitehorse MareCalciumUnknown
French CreekManganeseProspect1956
French Creek ProspectManganeseOccurrenceReplacement

Every working recorded in Snohomish 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
Swede Heaven2.0 miles14
Fortson2.2 miles14
Hazel2.3 miles15
White Horse3.3 miles14
Rowan4.7 miles15
Barco4.9 miles14
Halterman6.3 miles15
Andron8.5 miles15

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.

Wikidata item Q122595782The 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 1527438. 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.