West Spokane, Washington
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Spokane census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99201. It lies near Peaceful Valley. The Survey maps it on the Spokane NW quadrangle.
On record in West Spokane
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 51 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Campbell Houselisted 1974 · 0.3 miles away
Peaceful Valley Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Finch Houselisted 1976 · 0.3 miles away
Browne's Addition Historic Districtlisted 1976 · 0.4 miles away
Clark Mansionlisted 1975 · 0.4 miles away
Ammanlisted 1987 · 0.4 miles away
Grace Baptist Churchlisted 1992 · 0.5 miles away
Coeur d'Alene Parklisted 2018 · 0.5 miles away
Spokane Public Librarylisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Eldridge Buildinglisted 1992 · 0.5 miles away
San Marcolisted 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Spokane Sash and Door Company Flatslisted 2005 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Spokane NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Spokane NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Spokane NW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Spokane NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
286 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 286 fires within 5 miles of West Spokane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 692 acres in total. 8 started naturally. 40 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 88 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 56 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 40 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Fireworks | 14 |
| Smoking | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 |
| Natural | 8 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EQUESTRIAN |
| 9 September 2015 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GRACELAND |
| 9 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 600 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 260 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | EUCLID TRACKS |
| 7 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | AUBREY L. WHITE |
| 7 September 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 6 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | GROVE SPOT |
| 5 September 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | ESMERALDA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of West Spokane: 23 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conner Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| McKinley | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Fivemile Prairie | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Pioneer Brick Co. | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Center and Perry St. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Geiger Field Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Havana and 10th Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Highland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spokane | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Town and Country | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hillyard | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Highland | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Geiger Heights | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Yardley | 5.8 miles | 19 | |
| Parkwater | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Hazelwood | 6.1 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.
| Wikidata item Q122571722 | 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 1512797. 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.








