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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.

Boulder City within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

83 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural30
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution9
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
30 September 1993Smokingunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
23 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreKootenai National ForestOLD HWY 2
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKootenai National ForestYAAK TRASH
9 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeYARD SALE
7 August 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSILENT KNIGHT
6 August 1998Smokingunder an acreKootenai National ForestRUBY CREEK
4 August 2014Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestCABOOSE
30 August 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreKootenai National ForestYAAK HILL POWERLINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 21 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
DuplexLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Eureka ProspectCopper, Lead, SilverPast ProducerVein
Fox & Brandt PropertyCopper, CobaltUnknown
Golden Hope Claims ProspectLead, Silver, CopperProspectChalcopyrite, Galena
Homestake MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Idamont PropertyGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast ProducerPlacer
L-B Lemire-Bartlett Lead CliffLead, ZincPast Producer
LeoniaUranium, GoldPast Producer
Mc Ginty ClaimCopper, LeadOccurrenceVein
Oscar ClaimLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperOccurrenceVein

Every working recorded in Boundary 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
Leonia1.4 miles11
Katka6.9 miles12
Crossport10.5 miles12
Moyie Springs10.6 miles12
Eileen13.0 miles12
Bonners Ferry14.4 miles12
Threemile Corner15.1 miles12
Schnoors15.5 miles12

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.