Wolfred, Washington
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Newport census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99156. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Diamond Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Newport quadrangle1:96000
- 1942 USGS Newport quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Diamond Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Chewelah quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Wolfred between 1992 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 28 started naturally. 2 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 | 28 |
| Natural | 28 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 26 |
| Debris and open burning | 24 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Other causes | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 8 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | KENT CREEK |
| 5 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Colville National Forest | PIONEER PARK CAMPGROUND |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEETER |
| 5 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | DEETER CROSSING |
| 4 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Colville National Forest | BEAD LOG |
| 3 September 2002 | Smoking | under an acre | Colville National Forest | NO NAME #10 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 53 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 53 workings within 5 miles of Wolfred: 20 past producers, 17 occurrences, 14 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bead Lake | Lead, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Bead Lake Property | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Iron | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Campbell | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Campbell Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Comstock Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Replacement | |
| Fair Hope Prospect | Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| General Mcarthur | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gold Coin - Hardtack Prospect | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Grandview Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolfred in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2012: 2 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2011 | Flash Flood | Wolfred | $5,000 | Heavy rain washed out a section of a dirt road approximately three-quarters of a mile north of Newport on the west side of the Pend Oreille River. Recent road work by the planned utility development installing a fiber-optic cable along this section of the roadway likely made the hillside more susceptible to the washout. Property damage was estimated. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Wolfred | $500 | A thunderstorm produced heavy rain that resulted in water gushing down a sloped gravel driveway. Minor sections of the driveway were damaged. Pea sized hail was also reported with the thunderstorm. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Wolfred | - | Spotter reported a quarter inch of rainfall in thirty minutes. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Wolfred | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Furport | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Penrith | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Dalkena | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Delkena | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Newport | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Diamond Lake | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Scotia | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Deer Valley | 9.2 miles | 13 |
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 Q122596689 | 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 1534118. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






