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Allens Spur, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. The Survey maps it on the Bonners Ferry quadrangle.

Allens Spur within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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

112 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Allens Spur between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,732 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 9 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
Debris and open burning33
Natural32
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Arson/incendiarism9
Recreation and ceremony6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Fireworks4
Smoking3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Misuse of fire by a minor2

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
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRIVERSIDE
9 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsJUNKYARD WARS
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsALPACA
5 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresKootenai National Wildlife RefugeMYRTLE CREEK
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOONSHADOW
3 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCRAWFISH
23 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTAMARACK
22 September 1999Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPAT PATROL TOO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Allens Spur: 6 unknowns, 4 producers, 1 prospect. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, 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
Dehlbom PropertyUraniumProspect
Iron Ridge ClaimLead, Zinc, SilverUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Boundary 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
Ritz2.7 miles13
Threemile Corner3.6 miles12
Schnoors3.8 miles12
Bonners Ferry4.3 miles12
Moravia6.4 miles12
Burns8.0 miles12
Crossport8.2 miles12
Deep Creek8.2 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 Q122545319The 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 376551. 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.