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Atlas, Idaho

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Coeur d'Alene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83814. It lies near Tp'u'nełpm Flat. The Survey maps it on the Coeur D'Alene quadrangle.

Atlas within Kootenai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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

73 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Atlas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 acres in total. 7 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
Debris and open burning20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Recreation and ceremony7
Natural7
Smoking5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Arson/incendiarism3
Fireworks1

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
8 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPRESLEY
3 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsPUMPKIN PATCH
26 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMEYERS RD 31
25 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsATLAS 27
2 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCOUGAR ESTATES
18 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsGARBAGE FIRE
16 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsHIENE
14 September 1998Debris and open burning35 acresNorthern Idaho AgencySUNNY SLOP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 16 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Atlas: 7 producers, 4 prospects, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Kaolin, Aluminum. 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
Fernan Hill Clay DepositKaolinProspect
Kid Island Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Kid Island Clay DepositAluminumProspect
Stanley Hill Clay DepositClay, AluminumProspectClay
Stockton Clay DepositKaolinProspect1920
Couer D' Alene Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Couer D'Alene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Cpi PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dalton Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Fuller PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kootenai 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
Huetter1.1 miles15
Blackwell1.2 miles15
Gibbs1.5 miles15
Coeur d'Alene3.0 miles15
Dalton Gardens3.7 miles15
Fernan Lake Village4.8 miles16
Hayden5.1 miles15
Hayden Lake5.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396058. 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.