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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.

Adair within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

36 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural33
Debris and open burning1
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestOLENTANGE CREEK #16
19 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestLOOP CREEK 8
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestTURKEY
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestWARD CREEK
13 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMOSS CREEK
9 August 1996Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBLUEBIRD 31
6 August 1994Natural2.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
6 August 1994Natural3.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big Elk MineLead, Copper, Gold, SilverProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
Blue Bird ClaimCopper, GoldOccurrenceVein
Crown Silver GroupZinc, Copper, LeadProspect
Hansy Copper and Gold MineCopper, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Quartz, Tetrahedrite
MonitorLead, Copper, Gold, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Monitor MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, GoldPast Producer1885, 1892, 1977
North Star ProspectCopper, SilverOccurrence1896
Old North Star MineCopper, SilverProspect
Agnes PropertyCopper, LeadOccurrenceVein
Bald MountainCopper, Silver, GoldOccurrence

Every working recorded in Shoshone County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Falcon3.4 miles12
Roland4.0 miles12
Pearson6.3 miles12
Tammany6.6 miles12
Bogle6.7 miles12
Bullion (historical)7.0 miles17
Borax (historical)7.1 miles17
Kyle (historical)7.8 miles12

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 Q14686974The 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.