Burgdorf, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Riggins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83638. It stands on Jeanette Creek. The Survey maps it on the Burgdorf quadrangle.
On record in Burgdorf
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Carey Dome Fire Lookoutlisted 1994
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1956 USGS Burgdorf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Warren quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Burgdorf quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Burgdorf quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Burgdorf between 1992 and 2020, burning about 67,003 acres in total. 45 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 | 45 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | BEAR PETE |
| 4 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | JEANETTE |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN |
| 24 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN |
| 13 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | RUBY |
| 8 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | PETE |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FLAT CREEK |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | KELLY MEADOWS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Burgdorf: 9 past producers, 8 prospects, 6 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, REE, Gold, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgdorf Hot Spring | Geothermal | Producer | ||
| Duerden Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Prospect | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hamby Mining Group | Thorium, Titanium, REE | Prospect | ||
| Jeanette Creek Quartz Deposit | Quartz | Past Producer | ||
| Josephine Lake | Tungsten, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Lake Creek Placer | Gold, REE, Thorium | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Laughing Water Group | Gold, REE, Mercury, Titanium, Garnet | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Lucky Strike | REE, Gold, Mercury, Titanium, Zirconium | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Resort Placers | Corundum, Gemstone | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Creek | 11.8 miles | 12 | |
| Green | 12.2 miles | 11 | |
| Cable Car Crossing | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Turner | 12.4 miles | 11 | |
| Warren | 12.6 miles | 12 | |
| Seaburg | 15.1 miles | 12 | |
| Florence | 16.6 miles | 10 | |
| Riggins Hot Springs | 16.8 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Burgdorf | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4099421 | 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 378513. 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.





