Abstein Place, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Stibnite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83677. It stands on Boulder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yellow Pine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1937 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pistol Creek quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
84 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Abstein Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,719 acres in total. 62 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 62 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payette National Forest | PINE BAR |
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | VAN METER |
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | 4,556 acres | Payette National Forest | PROFILE |
| 6 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LOOSUM |
| 25 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise National Forest | JOHNSON CREEK#3 |
| 20 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Boise National Forest | UPPER YELLOW PINE |
| 2 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | VAN METER |
| 1 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LOOSUM CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Abstein Place: 10 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 producers, 4 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Antimony, Gold, Gold, Tungsten, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper King | Gold, Silver, Copper, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Copper King Prospect | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Red Mountain | Molybdenum, Tungsten, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Red Mountain Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Silver Cliff Lode | Copper, Silver, Antimony | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Antimony Ridge Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Babbitt Metal | Antimony, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Gate | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Antimony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yellow Pine | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Midnight | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Stibnite | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fritser Ford | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lawman Ford | 11.6 miles | 10 | |
| Edwardsburg | 13.3 miles | 12 | |
| Big Creek | 13.8 miles | 12 | |
| Landmark | 21.9 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 Q122552081 | 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 397362. 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.








