Black Bear, Idaho
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Osburn-Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It lies near Bell Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Burke quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1932 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Burke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Burke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Burke quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
71 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 71 fires within 5 miles of Black Bear between 1993 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | ROCK CREEK |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 18 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MOONSHINE RIDGE |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cataldo Area Office | REVENUE |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TIGER PEAK 1 |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GOOSE PEAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 273 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 273 workings within 5 miles of Black Bear: 84 past producers, 83 occurrences, 63 prospects, 24 producers. 24 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Lead, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | 1967 | |
| Benton Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Mercury, Antimony | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Canyon Silver Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Champion Gold and Silver Mine | Zinc, Silver, Copper, Lead | Producer | ||
| East Coeur D'Alene District | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| East Coeur D'Alene Region | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Gertie Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Golconda Lead Mines | Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Producer | Quartz, Sphalerite | |
| Golconda Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1927 | |
| Gold Creek Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Producer | 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.
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 Q118133808 | 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 396130. 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.











