Boulder City, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South and West Boundary census division. It stands on Gable Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leonia quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Leonia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Boulder City (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 81 acres in total. 30 started naturally. 1 was 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 23 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | OLD HWY 2 |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YAAK TRASH |
| 9 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | YARD SALE |
| 7 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SILENT KNIGHT |
| 6 August 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | RUBY CREEK |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CABOOSE |
| 30 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Kootenai National Forest | YAAK HILL POWERLINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Boulder City (historical): 9 occurrences, 5 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Limestone, Dimension, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duplex | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Eureka Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Fox & Brandt Property | Copper, Cobalt | Unknown | ||
| Golden Hope Claims Prospect | Lead, Silver, Copper | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Homestake Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Idamont Property | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Placer | |
| L-B Lemire-Bartlett Lead Cliff | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Leonia | Uranium, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Ginty Claim | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Oscar Claim | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonia | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Katka | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Crossport | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Moyie Springs | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Eileen | 13.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bonners Ferry | 14.4 miles | 12 | |
| Threemile Corner | 15.1 miles | 12 | |
| Schnoors | 15.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400358. 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.





