BlockWalters, Washington
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Garfield-Oakesdale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99128. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1903 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000
- 1905 USGS Oakesdale quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Walters between 1992 and 2008, burning about 403 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH POTLATCH |
| 10 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 20 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WOODY GRADE |
| 29 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 376 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CEDAR CREEK |
| 11 August 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | SKYLINE |
| 30 March 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | ALLT 305 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Walters: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Garfield | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Garfield | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Ladow Butte | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Stratton Butte | Silica | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1511409. 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.