BlockWillard, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1984. It lies in ZIP code area 83851. It lies near Lovell Valley. The Survey maps it on the Tekoa quadrangle. It stands 2,513 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Tekoa quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Rosalia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
38 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Willard between 1999 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | LOVELL VALLEY |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | PERCH POND |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | MADSEN |
| 7 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | WISTOKEN HOUSE |
| 5 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.5 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | RAMBO |
| 5 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 21 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | HIGHWAY 60 #2 |
| 13 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | LOVELL VALLEY |
| 12 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | BOSWELLRD1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Willard: 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Latah | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Tekoa | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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 Q116984594 | 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 1511432. 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.