Belmont, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Spirit Lake-Athol census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83801. The Survey maps it on the Athol quadrangle.
On record in Belmont
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Cedar Mountain Schoollisted 1985 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Athol quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Athol quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Athol quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
90 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 90 fires within 5 miles of Belmont between 1992 and 2020, burning about 95 acres in total. 11 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 burning | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROCK SPRINGS 2 |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ARTHUR ROAD |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SOUTH CHILCO MTN. |
| 27 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BOHN PILE |
| 20 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ALICE CT 09 |
| 18 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SIMMS LANE |
| 18 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | HOLLOW CEDAR |
| 1 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | REMINGTON RD. 17 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Belmont: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 producers, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradbury Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Molybdenum | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite | |
| Cedar Mountain | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Chilco Moly Deposit | Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| North Light | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Sage Prospect | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belmont in 1 storm report in 2013: 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2013 | Lightning | Belmont | $200,000 | A bolt of lightning started a home on fire on Good Hope Road in Althol, ID. The homeowner got out safely but the fire, fueled by natural gas in the home, destroyed everything inside. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Athol | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Corbin Junction | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Bayview | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| North Pole | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Wright (historical) | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Chilco | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Garwood | 9.8 miles | 15 | |
| Ramsey | 9.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 377339. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






