Broten, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83860. The Survey maps it on the Talache quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Packsaddle Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Packsaddle Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Talache quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Talache quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
64 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Broten between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19 acres in total. 17 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GARFIELD |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Pend Oreille Area Office | EAGLE CREST |
| 3 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POS 016 GLENGARY 2 |
| 3 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POS 017 GLENGARY |
| 3 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BREEN BAY II |
| 26 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GARFIELD BAY |
| 21 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TERRAPIN STATION |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BURIED CEDAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Broten: 6 past producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Coin | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Naomi | Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Silver Fox Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sulphide Mine | Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sulphide Mine | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Bay City | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Penny | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Penny Prospect | Gold | 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.
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 Q122566107 | 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 395517. 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.








