Adair, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It stands on Manhattan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Adair quadrangle. It stands 3,770 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1914 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Adair quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Adair between 1992 and 2017, burning about 54 acres in total. 33 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 33 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | OLENTANGE CREEK #16 |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LOOP CREEK 8 |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TURKEY |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WARD CREEK |
| 13 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MOSS CREEK |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BLUEBIRD 31 |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 33 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Adair: 17 occurrences, 7 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Copper, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Elk Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | |
| Blue Bird Claim | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Crown Silver Group | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Hansy Copper and Gold Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Tetrahedrite | |
| Monitor | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Monitor Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1885, 1892, 1977 | |
| North Star Prospect | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | 1896 | |
| Old North Star Mine | Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Agnes Property | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bald Mountain | Copper, Silver, Gold | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falcon | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Roland | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Pearson | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Tammany | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bogle | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Borax (historical) | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kyle (historical) | 7.8 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 Q14686974 | 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 396024. 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.







