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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1905 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Brewster quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Okanogan quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Omak quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Brewster quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ROLLING HILL |
| 20 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | INDIAN DAN CANYON |
| 18 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Spokane District | CASTLE ROCK |
| 12 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 87 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BREWSTER FLAT |
| 9 August 1996 | Fireworks | 9.9 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 31 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | PATEROS DRAW |
| 29 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Colville Agency | BREW BRIDG |
| 25 August 1994 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Colville Agency | FT OKANOGA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster | Mica | Unknown | ||
| Godbey Red E Mix | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Cassimer Bar Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Brewster | Granite | Prospect | Granite | |
| Pateros Quarries | Granite | Prospect | Granite | |
| Pateros Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster Red-E-Mix Concrete Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brewster Sand Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brewster | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Thompson (historical) | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Monse | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Pateros | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Starr | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Paradise Hill | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Wakefield | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ophir | 8.9 miles | 12 |
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.





