Cabarton, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Cascade census division. It stands on Hurdy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Alpha quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 17 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.
- 1894 USGS Squaw Creek quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Smiths Ferry quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Alpha quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
120 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 120 fires within 5 miles of Cabarton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 250 acres in total. 53 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 | 53 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FENCE |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | ISLAND RANCH |
| 6 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LOST |
| 6 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HIDDEN |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | FAWN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | COYER |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLOW CREEK |
| 3 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | MARK WHITNEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cabarton: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: REE, Thorium, Geothermal, Zirconium, Titanium, Garnet, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Creek Placers | Zirconium, Titanium, Garnet, REE, Iron | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Cabarton Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Clear Creek | Thorium | Unknown | ||
| Corral Creek | Thorium, REE | Unknown | ||
| Long Valley Monazite | REE | Unknown | ||
| Long Valley Monazite Placer | REE | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Alpha | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Cascade | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Smiths Ferry | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Arling | 13.1 miles | 13 | |
| High Valley | 15.8 miles | 16 | |
| MacGregor (historical) | 17.8 miles | 13 | |
| Williams Creek Summit Home Area | 19.2 miles | 16 |
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 Q122563638 | 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 396204. 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.





