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Virginia City, Washington

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Brewster-Wakefield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 98812. It stands on Swamp Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brewster quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Virginia City within Okanogan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 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

39 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Virginia City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 13,704 acres in total. 12 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
Natural12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Debris and open burning6
Fireworks4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Recreation and ceremony2
Smoking1

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
24 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersROLLING HILL
20 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersINDIAN DAN CANYON
18 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresSpokane DistrictCASTLE ROCK
12 September 2017Power generation/transmission/distribution87 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersBREWSTER FLAT
9 August 1996Fireworks9.9 acresWashington State Department of Natural Resources Headquartersnot named
31 August 2018Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreWashington State Department of Natural Resources HeadquartersPATEROS DRAW
29 August 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreColville AgencyBREW BRIDG
25 August 1994Smoking1.0 acresColville AgencyFT OKANOGA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Okanogan County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Virginia City (historical): 9 past producers, 6 unknowns, 2 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Granite, Gold, Limestone, Dimension. 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
BrewsterStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
BrewsterMicaUnknown
Godbey Red E MixLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Cassimer Bar PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Cassimer Bar PlacerGoldUnknown
BrewsterGraniteProspectGranite
Pateros QuarriesGraniteProspectGranite
Pateros QuarryGranitePast Producer
Brewster Red-E-Mix Concrete CoSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Brewster Sand DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Okanogan 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
Brewster0.4 miles12
Thompson (historical)3.8 miles12
Monse6.5 miles12
Pateros7.0 miles13
Starr8.4 miles9
Paradise Hill8.6 miles13
Wakefield8.6 miles12
Ophir8.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1530591. 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.