Brunning, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Orofino East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Orofino East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Orofino East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Brunning between 1992 and 2020, burning about 277 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 11 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | CASCADE SLASH |
| 8 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIDDEN SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | RANCHETTES |
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CASCADE DRIVE |
| 5 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEACH BUM |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | FORD'S CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GREER CEDAR |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BANDMILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Brunning: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure, Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, Ultra Pure | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Marble, Dimension, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Clearwater Lime Products Co. Quarry | Limestone, Ultra Pure, Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Gaffney Placer | Gold | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Orofino | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Orofino Quarries No. 1 and No. 2 | Limestone, High Calcium | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Sewell Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, High Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Big Creek Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Clearwater | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Orofino | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blake | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Konkolville | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hansberg | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cooper | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Best Corner | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Orofino | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Fraser | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Greer | 6.7 miles | 10 |
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 Q122558646 | 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 399374. 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.





