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Algoma, Idaho

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83860. The Survey maps it on the Sagle quadrangle.

Algoma within Bonner County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

97 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Algoma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 3 were 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
Natural27
Debris and open burning24
Missing data/not specified/undetermined18
Recreation and ceremony9
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking4
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
24 September 2001Arson/incendiarism3.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsBOULDER ROAD
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsGUN CLUB
21 September 1994Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsM-3
16 September 2019Debris and open burningunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeLIGNITE
13 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPOORLY DONE
13 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsOLD SAW MILL
1 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSOLSTICE ROAD
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeGOLD ONE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bonner County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 36 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Algoma: 23 past producers, 7 producers, 5 occurrences, 1 prospect. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Antimony. 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
Appolo GroupSilver, LeadOccurrence
Brown BearSilver, Zinc, Copper, Gold, LeadPast Producer
Hayes MineSilver, LeadOccurrence
Hayes ProspectLead, Silver, CopperOccurrenceVein
Iron MaskSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Iron Mask Prospect MineSilver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, LeadProducerVein
OpportunityLead, SilverPast Producer
Silver Butte MineSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, AntimonyProducer1906
Stemwinder ProspectCopper, Lead, Gold, Silver, ZincOccurrenceVein
Stemwinder ProspectSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bonner 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
Sagle1.4 miles18
Dufort2.5 miles18
Lignite2.8 miles18
Westmond4.3 miles18
Dover4.3 miles17
Sandpoint5.6 miles17
Talache6.0 miles16
Morton6.4 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 376529. 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.