BlockZindel, Washington
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Asotin census division. It lies in ZIP code area 99402. It lies near Montgomery Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Limekiln Rapids 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
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1946 USGS Limekiln Rapids quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Limekiln Rapids quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Zindel (historical) between 1996 and 2020, burning about 13,774 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | NAT OUT 3 |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | NHARRIS |
| 16 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | not named |
| 5 July 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,859 acres | Washington State Fire Marshal's Office | GILMORE GULCH |
| 3 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 600 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MADDEN CREEK |
| 19 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | RIVER ROAD |
| 18 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southeast Region-Department of Natural Resources | BILLY CREEK |
| 15 July 2017 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | BEAMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Zindel (historical): 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 unknowns, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Limestone, General, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Creek Pumicite Occurrence | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Chimney Creek Marble Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Gold Leaf | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Joseph Creek | Tungsten | Unknown | ||
| Lime Point Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Mammoth Copper | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Pan | Silver | Prospect | ||
| Captain John Creek Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Rogersburg | Limestone, General | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Craige | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Rogersburg | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Theon (historical) | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Anatone | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Grahams Landing | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| Jerry | 15.5 miles | 11 | |
| Asotin | 15.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cloverland | 16.3 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 Q27995419 | 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 1514680. 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.