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Owyhee County, Idaho

127 topographic sheets cover 57 settlements here, and 11 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

11 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Idaho within the United States
Owyhee County within Idaho

What the record shows

  • 583 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 11 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 5 buildings, 3 sites and 3 districts.
  • 6 of the 11 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 57 populated places in this county; 57 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

11

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Bernard's Ferrysite197878001090
Bruneau Episcopal Churchbuilding198282000356
Camp Lyon Sitesite197272000444
Camp Three Forkssite197272000445
Delamar Historic Districtdistrict197676000679
Gusman, James E., and Emma, Ranchdistrict199999001477
Noble Horse Barnbuilding199191000989
Owyhee County Courthousebuilding198282000357
Poison Creek Stage Stationbuilding197878001089
Silver City Historic Districtdistrict197272000446
Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Stationbuilding198282002514

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,080 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,080 of them, burning about 2,584,745 acres. 612 started naturally and 14 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural612
Missing data/not specified/undetermined132
Equipment and vehicle use111
Debris and open burning86
Fireworks35
Power generation/transmission/distribution30
Recreation and ceremony26
Firearms and explosives use16
Arson/incendiarism14
Smoking10
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Other causes4

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 July 2007Natural367,785 acresTwin Falls DistrictMURPHY COMPLEX
21 August 2010Natural306,113 acresTwin Falls DistrictLONG BUTTE
10 August 2015Natural283,180 acresBoise DistrictSODA
15 July 2005Natural192,846 acresTwin Falls DistrictCLOVER
17 July 2007Natural78,429 acresTwin Falls DistrictELK MOUNTAIN
6 August 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined67,070 acresTwin Falls DistrictPOT HOLE
14 August 2011Natural67,061 acresBoise DistrictBIG HILL
29 July 1995Natural64,193 acresBoise DistrictTUANA

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1959 to 2025

60 of 115 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 115 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 5 injuries and about $190,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind42
Hail27
Flash Flood18
Heavy Rain14
Flood6
Tornado5
Wildfire2
Funnel Cloud1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2009Flash FloodMurphy1 killedFlash Flooding was reported by law enforcement along Highway 78 and closed a section from Grandview to Walters Ferry, Idaho. A fatality occured when a vehicle was swept into the Snake River near Murphy, Idaho.
May 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated4 hurt, $50,000Severe thunderstorm winds uprooted trees and tore the roofs off some buildings in Gem County. Four persons sustained minor injuries when the roof came off a mobile home along State Highway 52, 25 miles northwest of Boise. Heavy rain damaged the household contents. Thunderstorm winds in Owyhee County lifted 10-inch irrigation pipes off the ground along State Highway 78 between Murphy and Grand View, 45 miles south of Boise.
July 1998Tornado (F0)Oreana1 hurt, $30,000During the evening of July 10th a manufactured home was flipped over in the town of Oreana. One man inside the home was slightly injured. A NWS storm survey team determined that the damage was caused by an F0 tornado. The tornado was short lived and did no other significant damage.
April 1993Thunderstorm Windnot stated$50,000Strong winds produced by a thunderstorm blew a mobile home off its foundation and rolled it over on its top. No injuries were reported. The mobile home was located in Homedale, 40 miles west of Boise.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindHomedale$50,000no account filed
July 1996Heavy RainGivens Hot Springs$10,000no account filed
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHot Spg-Mesonet station TT087 Saylor Creek measured a wind gust of 63MPH.
May 2024Heavy RainTriangle-The 24 hour rainfall total was 0.81 inches at the Wilder mesonet station.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindThree Creek-The Horse Butte mesonet station, HBFI1, measured the severe wind gust.
March 2023Heavy RainTriangle-The mesonet station SMTI1 16.6 miles southeast of Jordan Valley, ID measured 1.20 inches of heavy rain.
June 2023Heavy RainReynolds-The mesonet station, RYCI1, 7.6 miles northwest of Reynolds, ID measured 0.50 inches of heavy rain.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrandview-The mesonet station, GDVI, 5.2 miles southeast of Grandview, ID measured a wind gust of 54 knots.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindBruneau-Significant crop damage was reported due to a large outflow boundary from a storm.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindGrandview-The mesonet station, GDVI, 5.2 miles southeast of Grandview measured a strong wind gust of 54 knots.
May 2023Tornado (EF0)Grandview-Photos on social media showed a land spout near Grandview. Reports state at least 3 of them formed in the same area, lasting around 5 minutes each.
August 2023Heavy RainTriangle-The mesonet station SMTI1 16.6 miles southeast of Jordan Valley measured 0.80 inches of rain.
August 2023Heavy RainReynolds-The mesonet station RYCI 7.6 miles northwest of Reynolds, ID measured 0.70 inches of rain.
June 2023Heavy RainGrandview-The mesonet station, GDVI, 5.2 miles southeast of Grandview, ID measured 0.93 inches of heavy rain.
June 2023Heavy RainGrandview-The agrometeorological station near Owyhee, ID measured 0.93 inches of heavy rain.
June 2023Heavy RainReynolds-The mesonet station, RENI1, near Reynolds Creek, measured 0.61 inches of heavy rain 10 miles west of Murphy, ID.
June 2023Heavy RainTriangle-The mesonet station, SMTI1, 16.6 miles southeast of Jordan Valley, measured 0.50 inches of heavy rain.
June 2023FloodMurphy-Water and mud was reported flowing over Highway 78 near mile post 28.
May 2022Tornado (EF0)Givens Hot Spgs-The employee tracked a tornado for a few minutes and captured video evidence of circulation to the ground with debris and dust rotating around a column of air. The employee estimated tornado wind speed to be around 65-75 mph. After the event, they found fragile brush laying flat in one direction.
June 2022HailMurphy-A member of the public posted a photo of hail on social media.
August 2022FloodMurphy-A member of the public submitted a photo of flash flooding in Rabbit Creek which washed out one road.
August 2022HailMurphy-A member of the public submitted this photo via social media.
August 2022Heavy RainMurphy-A spotter reported 1.2 inches of rainfall with a passing thunderstorm and created localized flooding nearby.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindMurphy-A member of the public reported three trees blown down from thunderstorm gust on social media.
June 2022Heavy RainReynolds-The Mesonet station, RENI1, at Reynolds Creek measured 1.90 inches of total rainfall.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindIndian Cove-The Mesonet station at Twin Buttes reported a thunderstorm wind gust of 62 MPH.
April 2020HailOreana-A trained spotter in Oreana reported large hail measuring 1.75 inches.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindHomedale-A resident in Homedale reported metal roofing bent and and portions ripped off, and downed trees.
June 2019Funnel CloudDe Lamar-A funnel cloud was reported by social media near Cow Creek in Owyhee County. The location is approximate.
August 2019HailGrandview-Social Media reported large hail at Grandview.
August 2019HailGrandview-A trained spotter reported one inch hail at Grandview.
May 2018HailGivens Hot Spgs-Golf ball sized hail was reported via social media near Givens Hot Springs. Quarter sized hail was reported at Marsing.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindBruneau-The RAWS at Twin Buttes recorded a wind gust of 63 MPH.
October 2015Flash FloodGivens Hot Spgs-KTVB received reports from the Owyhee County Sheriff's office that a vehicle had been swept away by flash flooding and a debris flow near Givens Hot Springs in Northwest Owyhee County at around 6:30 AM MDT. Idaho Transportation Department reported a rock slide on U. S. Highway 95 at mile marker 13 and occurred at approximately 2:39 PM MDT.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindTriangle-The Triangle RAWS reported a wind gust of 67 MPH.
September 2013Flash FloodMurphy-Water and mud flowed across sections of Highway 78 between Murphy and Eagle View subdivision about 4 miles north of Murphy. A car was washed off a road and a person was rescued from the vehicle. Rabbit Creek caused erosion of a secondary road near Murphy.
September 2013Flash FloodGrandview-Spotter reported heavy rainfall ranging from 0.75 to 1.50 inches. Flash flooding occurred near Grandview on Highway 78 and some homes near Grandview experienced flooding.
September 2013Flash FloodOreana-Water was running in Castle Creek at Oreana for the first time this year and was overflowing from a ditch and was running across the driveway.
May 2011FloodHot Spg-River gauge observations and reports from local officials indicated the Bruneau River experienced minor flooding from Hot Springs to just west of Bruneau near State Highway 51. The river crested at 9.39 feet at 130 AM MDT on the 10th.
May 2011FloodHot Spg-River gauge readings and reports from local officials indicated that the Bruneau River had minor to moderate flooding from Hot Springs to Bruneau from the 14th to the 18th of the month.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindTriangle-Brace Flat RAWS recorded a wind gust of 64 MPH.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindTriangle-Triangle RAWS recorded a wind gust of 77 MPH.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindTriangle-Brace Flat RAWS recorded a wind gust of 63 MPH.
August 2010Thunderstorm WindOreana-A trained spotter near Oreana, Idaho reported wind gusts up to 60 MPH.
June 2009Flash FloodGivens Hot Spgs-Law enforcement reported flash flooding and debris on roads near and along State Route 78 at Givens Hot Springs, Idaho and mile markers 9 and 15.
June 2009Tornado (EF0)Riddle-A weak tornado was observed by law enforcement as it moved east northeast across State Highway 51, 4 miles north of the Nevada border. Dust and sage brush were picked up by the tornado and was on the ground for about 1 minute.
June 2009Flash FloodBruneau-A trained spotter reported 1.3 inches of rain in approximately 50 minutes and flash flooding with water running over area roads.
June 2009Flash FloodBruneau-Roads around Bruneau, Idaho were flooded and nearly impassable for almost 2 hours due to about 45 minutes of heavy rain. Law enforcement reported that debris and sediment were cleared from Hot Springs Road after the water had subsided.
August 2009HailOreana-A trained spotter near Oreana reported three quarter inch hail.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindIndian Cove-Twin Buttes RAWS reported winds gusts of 61 MPH at 855 PM and 64 MPH at 1055 PM.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindMurphy-A trained spotter reported a large tree was uprooted and a rock wall was partially destroyed.
August 2006Thunderstorm WindGrandview-Twin Buttes RAWS
May 2004Flash FloodMurphy-Very heavy rain from an overhead thunderstorm caused mud and debris to wash across streets in a housing subdivision.
June 2004Flash FloodHomedale-Urban flooding in town.
July 2004Flash FloodHomedale-Heavy rain from slow moving Thunderstorms caused Sage Creek to over flow its banks, nearby homes were threatened with flooding and a section of a road in the area was washed out.
July 2003Thunderstorm WindMurphy-Reported from Swan Falls dam Idaho Power.

Mines and quarries

453 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 453 workings inside this county. 14 still produce and 439 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Gold140
Silver108
Geothermal81
Silver, Gold35
Gold, Silver29
Sand and Gravel, Construction17
Mercury15
Copper14
Antimony13
Uranium13
Pumice13
Volcanic Materials10
Silver, Lead7
Diatomite7

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bay State GroupGold, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Bay State Group MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1868
Berg MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerVein
Big Boy ProspectGold, Silver, LeadOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Big Boy ProspectGold, Silver, ManganeseOccurrence
Black Jack-Trade Dollar MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, MercuryPast Producer1889
Boulder Creek MinesSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer
Boulder Creek ProspectSilver, Antimony, GoldOccurrenceVein
Brockman Monazite PropertyUranium, REEOccurrenceMonazite
Claytonia Saline DepositCobalt, Sodium, HaliteOccurrence1914
Copper KingCopper, NickelUnknown
Copper King ProspectGold, Silver, CopperOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Tetrahedrite
CosmopolitanGold, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer
Demming MineAntimony, Gold, Silver, Lead, ZincPast ProducerVein
East Creek MineCopper, Lead, Antimony, SilverOccurrenceVein
Frank E Wilson Ranch PlacerGold, Titanium, PGEUnknown
Frank E. Wilson RanchGold, Titanium, PlatinumPast ProducerStream Placer
Gabriel Mines CoMagnesiteProspect
Grand View PlacerGold, Iron, Zirconium, REE, Titanium, Platinum, GarnetPast ProducerStream Placer
Hope ClaimsGold, Silver, UraniumPast Producer
Humbug ProspectSulfidesOccurrence1868
Ida Belle MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerVein
Indian Hot SpringGeothermal, Silver, Gold, ZeolitesOccurrence
Last Chance ProspectGold, Silver, Lead, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Last Chance ProspectZinc, Silver, Lead, GoldOccurrence
Peat MossPeatOccurrence
PersveranceGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, AntimonyPast Producer
Poorman MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer1865
PotosiGold, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Pumice OccurrencePumice, DiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Pumicite DepositPumice, Volcanic MaterialsOccurrencePumice
Pumicite DepositClay, Diatomite, Volcanic MaterialsProducerSedimentary
Queen of the MountainsGold, Zinc, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Queen of the Mountains and Kentuck Claims MineLead, Silver, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1868
Rising StarSilver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, AntimonyPast Producer
Silver Burg MineGold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Silver City RegionSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1863
Silver Queen MineSilver, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1875
Soda SpringTinUnknown
South Mountain MineCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1872, 1950
South Mtn. DistrictCopper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, LeadProducerCONTACT METAMORPHIC REPLACEMENT, VEIN REPLACEMENT
StandardSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Texas Claim MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer1868
Trade DollarGold, Copper, Silver, Mercury, LeadPast Producer
Treasure Vault MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer1885
Twin Buttes GroupREE, Gemstone, Gypsum-AnhydritePast Producer
Us Titanium CorpTitaniumPast Producer
White HorseGold, Silver, DiatomitePast Producer
Alter Creek Mining CoGold, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Brockman Monazite PropertyREEUnknown
East Creek MineSilver, Lead, Copper, AntimonyUnknown
Gold BugGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Great Home Mining CoPlatinumPast Producer
Idaho Gold & Platinum Merger MinesPlatinumPast Producer
Independent ClaimLead, SilverOccurrence1868
McD MineMercury, Semiprecious GemstonePast ProducerCinnabar
MelbaPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Nellie Ann No 1Gold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Never SweatGold, Silver, CopperPast Producer
Rising Star MineGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, AntimonyPast Producer1865
Royal Purple 1-3Semiprecious GemstoneOccurrence
Soilife IncPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Sunnyside MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
BoulderCopper, ZincProspect
Bruneau JasperGemstoneProducer
Coxcomb Peak OccurrenceGold, Lead, Silver, Copper, ZincOccurrence1868
Geode OccurrenceGemstoneOccurrence
Golconda Group MineGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1868
Hot Creek Falls Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerLimestone
Hot Creek LimestoneLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Idaho Calcium CorpStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Last Chance ProspectLead, ZincUnknown
Limestone OccurrenceLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Mile Post 27 PitStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Monarca MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Petrified Fossil LocalityGemstoneUnknown
Rock Tepe MineStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Tunnel Group MineGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1868
Ben-Jel Bentonite MineBentonitePast Producer1956
Ben-Jel Bentonite MineBentonitePast Producer
Castle CreekZeolitesProspect
Chalk Hills PumiciteClay, PumiceUnknown
Chrisman Hill MineZeolitesProducerClinoptilolite
Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Grandview-OrenaBentoniteUnknown
Marsing ClayClayProducer
Opalene GulchBentonitePast Producer
Sheaville ProjectZeolitesPast Producer
Shoofly Creek Clay OccurrenceClayUnknown
XyZeolitesProspect
Cow CreekPerliteOccurrence
Idaho Perlite IncPerlitePast Producer
Perlite DepositPerliteOccurrence
Perlite DepositPerliteOccurrence
Potash Co of AmericaLead, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Standard Shaft MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer1868
Unnamed LocationPerliteUnknown
BergLead, SilverPast Producer
Bergh-Sunnyside GroupLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Ida BelleLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
MonarcaLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
DiatomiteDiatomiteProspect
Diatomite MineDiatomitePast ProducerSedimentary
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomitePast ProducerSedimentary
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomitePast ProducerSedimentary
DickshooterDiatomitePast Producer
Golden Crown MineGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Imperial MercuryMercury, Gold, DiatomiteProspect
Independence ShaftGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Reynolds CreekDiatomiteProspect
Tunnel GroupGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Buckaroo Ditch Pumicite OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Chalk Hills Pumicite OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Jacks Creek Pumicite OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Minerals, Inc. Fertilizer PropertyVolcanic MaterialsOccurrenceSurface
Pumicite BedVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Pumicite DepositVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Pumicite DepositVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Pumicite DepositVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Pumicite OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Pumicite OccurrenceVolcanic MaterialsOccurrence
Benjamin Uranium ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Benjamin Uranium ClaimsUraniumUnknown
Black HorseAntimonyProspect
Black Horse ProspectAntimonyOccurrenceStibnite
Buckaroo Ditch Pumicite OccurrencePumiceUnknown
Copenhagen ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Copenhagen ClaimsUraniumUnknown
Cosmopolitan MineSilver, Gold, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
DeLamar Mining Co., Sommercamp Adit No. 2Silver, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1863
Diatom ClaimUraniumOccurrenceSedimentary
Diatomite ClaimUraniumUnknown
Gray Eagle Claim MineAntimony, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Grey EagleAntimonyProspect
Grey Eagle ProspectAntimonyOccurrence
Henrietta MineSilver, Gold, AntimonyPast Producer1875
Hope ClaimsUraniumOccurrence
Jacks Creek Pumicite OccurrencePumiceUnknown
Nugent Antimony MineAntimony, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Nugent ProspectAntimony, Gold, SilverPast ProducerStibnite
PumicePumiceUnknown
Pumice DepositPumiceUnknown
Pumice OccurrencePumicePast ProducerPumice
Pumicite DepositPumiceUnknown
Pumicite DepositPumiceUnknown
Pumicite DepositPumiceUnknown
Pumicite OccurrencePumiceUnknown
Silver QueenSilver, AntimonyPast Producer
Slacks Mountain ProspectSilver, AntimonyProspect
Slacks Mountain ProspectsAntimonyOccurrenceVein
Squaw Creek ClaimsUraniumPast Producer
Unnamed LocationPumiceProspect
Unnamed LocationPumiceUnknown
Unnamed Pumice OccurrencePumiceOccurrence
Uranium OccurrenceUraniumOccurrence
Uranium OccurrenceUraniumUnknown
Uranium OccurrenceUraniumUnknown
Zimmerman PropertyUraniumUnknown
Zimmerman Uranium PropertyUraniumOccurrence
Copper King ProspectCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence
Copper OccurrenceCopperOccurrenceVein
Copper OccurrenceCopperUnknown
Coxcomb Peak OccurrenceCopperUnknown
Empire Veins MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1872
Morning Star MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1865
Nellie Ann MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1923
Potosi MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1875
Saw Pit ProspectCopperPast ProducerVein
Sawpit ProspectCopperUnknown
Sidney PropertyGold, Silver, CopperProducerVein
Castle Creek MercuryMercuryOccurrence
Castle Creek MercuryMercuryUnknown
Delamar MillsiteMercuryPast Producer
Eagle Rock PlacersGold, MercuryUnknown
Fletcher & BrunzellMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Fletcher and BrunzellMercuryUnknown
Lucky Boy GroupMercuryOccurrenceVein
Owyhee Mercury PropertyMercuryOccurrence
Owyhee RiverMercuryOccurrenceCinnabar
Rock & Paul CinnabarMercuryOccurrence
Trade DollarMercuryOccurrence
Wagontown Mercury ProspectMercuryOccurrenceVein
Wagontown TinMercuryUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Afterthought MineGold, SilverPast Producer1900
Banner MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Booneville MineGold, SilverPast Producer1882
Brunzel MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Chatauqua MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Crown Point Claim MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Daisy Claim MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Delamar District-IdahoGold, SilverProducerFRACTURE FILLING
Doughboy ProspectGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Flint DistrictGold, SilverProducerVEIN
Garfield Claim Group MineGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Ida Elmore MineGold, SilverPast Producer1865, 1866
Illinois Central Vein MineGold, SilverPast Producer1875
Jefferson Claim ProspectGold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Lepley Claim Group MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Mc Call MineGold, SilverPast Producer1885
Never Sweat MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Ontario Claim Group MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Oro Fino MineGold, SilverPast Producer1863, 1864
Pauper Vein MineGold, SilverPast Producer1875
Rich Gulch MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Sierra Nevada Vein MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
Silver City, War Eagle, FloridaGold, SilverProducerArgentite, Cerargyrite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Proustite, Pyrargyrite, Pyrite, Sphalerite
South Chariot MineGold, SilverPast ProducerVein
War Eagle MineGold, SilverPast Producer1865
Bishop Vein MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Cumberland MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Dewey MineSilver, GoldProducerVein
East Fork of Reynolds Creek ProspectSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Erdman ProspectSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Gold Bug Vein MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Golden Chariot MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1865, 1866
Gray Eagle Claim MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1875
Great West ProspectSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Hornet Claim ProspectSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Mahogany MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1865, 1866
Mammoth MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerGold
Martin ProspectSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Matteson MineSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Metallic MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Minnesota MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1865, 1866
North Extension of the Silver Queen Claim MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1875
Red Jacket MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1868, 1869
Silver Cord Vein MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1865
Stormy Hill Vein MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1868, 1869
Tennessee Mountain ProspectsSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Trook and Jennings Vein MineSilver, GoldPast ProducerVein
Twin Peaks ProspectsSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
A HarleyGeothermalProspect
A. BilbaoGeothermalProspect
A. BlackGeothermalProspect
A. HarleyGeothermalProspect
A. M. GliddenGeothermalProspect
B. BilbaoGeothermalProspect
B. LlitsonGeothermalProspect
B. WhitsorGeothermalProspect
C. E. WilsonGeothermalProspect
C.E. WilsonGeothermalProspect
Connor SpringGeothermalProspect
CotnerGeothermalProspect
D. SawyerGeothermalProspect
E. BertschyGeothermalProspect
E. BlackGeothermalProspect
E. BlackGeothermalProspect
E. BlackGeothermalProspect
E. RatliffGeothermalProspect
E. UnderdahlGeothermalProspect
F. FariaGeothermalProspect
F. KingGeothermalProspect
FormanGeothermalProspect
G PinkstonGeothermalProspect
G. CraigGeothermalProspect
G. DemingGeothermalProspect
G. DemingGeothermalProspect
G. HutchinsonGeothermalProspect
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
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Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
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Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Givens Hot SpringGeothermalProspect
Givens Hot SpringsGeothermalProducer
H. L. BeanGeothermalProspect
Indian Batltub Hot SpringGeothermalProspect
J. AgenboardGeothermalProspect
J. AgengoardGeothermalProspect
J. E. SullivanGeothermalProspect
J. E. TurnerGeothermalProspect
L. H. NewGeothermalProspect
L. LaltimerGeothermalProspect
Murphy Hot SpringGeothermalProducer
Newt WrightGeothermalProspect
O. FieldGeothermalProspect
P. DavisGeothermalProspect
P. MuellerGeothermalProspect
P. MuellerGeothermalProspect
R. BarlyGeothermalProspect
RosebrierGeothermalProspect
S. OkimekoGeothermalProspect
Smith and Hinton #1GeothermalProspect
Smith and Hinton #2GeothermalProspect
T. BlackstockGeothermalOccurrence
Thermal WellGeothermalProspect
Trammel S Hot SpringGeothermalOccurrence
W. A. ThurgerGeothermalProspect
W. BockmanGeothermalProspect
W. I. TrunerGeothermalProspect
WhittedGeothermalProspect
Addie ConsolidatedGold, SilverPast Producer
Alta PropertyGold, SilverUnknown
BannerGold, SilverPast Producer
Black JackGold, SilverPast Producer
BoonevilleGold, SilverPast Producer
Breccia Zone Silver OccurrenceSilverOccurrenceArgentite
Breccia Zone Silver OccurrenceSilverProspect
BrowneyGold, SilverPast Producer
BrunzellGold, SilverPast Producer
ChatauquaGold, SilverUnknown
Chucker HillSilverPast Producer
Consolidated Mine & Dredge CoGold, SilverPast Producer
Continental QuicksilverSilverProspect
Cook GroupSilverPast Producer
Crescent MineSilver, GoldPast Producer1875
Crescent MineSilverPast Producer
Crown PointGold, SilverPast Producer
CumberlandGold, SilverPast Producer
Daisy ClaimGold, SilverUnknown
Davis Silver Mines IncSilverProspect
DeweySilver, GoldPast Producer
Dough BoyGold, SilverPast Producer
East Fork of Reynolds CreekGold, SilverUnknown
Eddy-Conway-Eddy Mining & MillingSilver, GoldPast Producer
EmpireGold, SilverPast Producer
Empire StateSilver, GoldPast Producer
Erdman TunnelGold, SilverUnknown
Gale Exploration & Mining CorpGold, SilverPast Producer
GarfieldGold, SilverPast Producer
Golden ChariotGold, SilverPast Producer
Golden Crown MineGold, SilverPast ProducerGold, Silver
Golden CycleGold, SilverOccurrence
Golden GateGold, SilverPast Producer
Golden Reward Mining & Milling CoGold, SilverPast Producer
Goldsil Mines IncSilver, GoldPast Producer
Happy BoyGold, SilverPast Producer
HenriettaGold, SilverPast Producer
Home ClaimSilver, GoldPast Producer
HomestakeGold, SilverPast Producer
Hoosier LeasingGold, SilverPast Producer
HornetGold, SilverUnknown
HumboldtGold, SilverPast Producer
Ida ElmoreGold, SilverPast Producer
Interstate Gold Mining CoGold, SilverPast Producer
Iva GraceSilver, GoldPast Producer
Jefferson ClaimGold, SilverProspect
Jordan Creek Placer MineGold, SilverPast Producer
Lee MinesSilver, GoldPast Producer
LepleyGold, SilverPast Producer
LibertyGold, SilverUnknown
LindyGold, SilverPast Producer
MahoganyGold, SilverPast Producer
Mammoth MineGold, SilverProspect
ManhattanGold, SilverPast Producer
Martin ProspectGold, SilverOccurrence
May DayGold, SilverUnknown
Mccall MineSilver, GoldPast Producer
MilestoneSilver, GoldProspect
MinnesotaGold, SilverPast Producer
Morning StarGold, SilverPast Producer
Mother Lode Gold Mining & MillingGold, SilverPast Producer
Mountain ChiefGold, SilverPast Producer
North American Silver CorpSilverPast Producer
OntarioGold, SilverPast Producer
Oro FinoGold, SilverPast Producer
Orogrande Gold IncGold, SilverPast Producer
OsoGold, SilverPast Producer
Owyhee Silver MiningSilverPast Producer
PauperGold, SilverPast Producer
PauperGold, SilverPast Producer
Pixley Basin Mining CoSilverPast Producer
Rich Gulch MineGold, SilverUnknown
Ruby City Mining CoGold, SilverPast Producer
RuthGold, SilverPast Producer
San JuanSilver, GoldPast Producer
Sierra NevadaGold, SilverPast Producer
Silver City Gold MinesGold, SilverPast Producer
Silver CordGold, SilverPast Producer
Silver Vault PropertyGold, SilverOccurrence
Silver Vault Vein MineSilverPast Producer1870
Sinker TunnelGold, SilverOccurrence
Sommercamp PlacerGold, SilverPast Producer
South ChariotGold, SilverPast Producer
Stormy HillGold, SilverPast Producer
SummitGold, SilverUnknown
Taimage Rawhide Mine CoGold, SilverPast Producer
TangoGold, SilverPast Producer
Tennesse Mountain ProspectsGold, SilverUnknown
Tennessee Mountain ProspectsSilver, GoldUnknown
Tip TopGold, SilverPast Producer
Treasure VaultSilverPast Producer
TrookGold, SilverPast Producer
Twin Peak ProspectsGold, SilverProspect
Venus ClaimGold, SilverUnknown
Village BlacksmithGold, SilverPast Producer
Ymir Consolidated Mining CoGold, SilverPast Producer
American Gold Dredging MineGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Delamer PlacersGoldPast Producer
Gold Standard Mining CorpGoldPast Producer
Goldflour Mining CoGoldPast Producer
Good Hope Placers, Inc.GoldPast Producer
Great WesternGoldPast Producer
Idaho PlacerGoldUnknown
Jarbidge River Placer GoldGoldOccurrence
Jordan Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
MattesonGoldProspect
Metallic Mining Co.GoldProspect
New Era Mining & Development CoGoldPast Producer
Red Jacket Gold Mining CoGoldPast Producer
Silver City AreaGoldPast Producer
Snake River MineGoldPast Producer
Snake River PlacerGoldPast Producer
Snake River PlacerGoldUnknown
Snake River PlacerGoldOccurrence
Snake River PlacersGoldPast Producer1862
Snake River PlacersGoldPast Producer1862
Snake River PlacersGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Snake River PlacersGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Snake River PlacersGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Stoutenburg PlacersGoldUnknown
Sunnyside GroupGoldPast Producer
Terry Linn PlacersGoldOccurrence
Webster Vein MineGoldPast ProducerVein
Webster Vein MineGoldUnknown
Western Mining & Exploration CoGoldPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

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Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Owyhee County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.