BlockBenewah, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the St. Maries census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83861. It stands on Windfall Creek. The Survey maps it on the Benewah quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Tensed quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Benewah quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Benewah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
59 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 59 fires within 5 miles of Benewah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 315 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 79 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | ADRIAN |
| 6 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | STUBBLE FIRE |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ALDER LOOP |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LONE SNAG |
| 24 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | WHISTOCKEN |
| 23 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | WINDFALL |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | THOMAS |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ALDER CREEK LOOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Benewah: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benewah Clay Occurrence | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Hyde Ranch | Aluminum | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lenty Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lenty Uranium Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| Pedee | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Tensed | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| Lotus | 8.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hawleys Landing | 8.9 miles | 9 | |
| De Smet | 9.0 miles | 8 | |
| Plummer Junction | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rocky Point | 9.1 miles | 9 |
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 Q122596379 | The 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 377359. 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.