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Canfield, Idaho

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Grangeville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83522. It lies near Doumecq Plains. The Survey maps it on the White Bird quadrangle.

Canfield within Idaho County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 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

61 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Canfield between 1992 and 2017, burning about 5,598 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use4
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
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPILGRIM
30 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsLOST RAIL
25 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresCottonwood Field OfficeDOUMECQ
19 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.9 acresCraig Mountain Area OfficeRICE CREEK
11 September 2013Natural3.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsFALLS CREEK
11 September 1997Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsHELLS GATE
8 August 2000Equipment and vehicle use50 acresIdaho Department of LandsRICE CREEK
7 August 2008Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsDEER CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Idaho County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Canfield: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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
Cactus LodesCopperUnknown
Diamond Drill MineSilver, GoldOccurrence
Doumecq PitStoneProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Pine Bar Rapids AreaGoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Idaho 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
Joseph6.3 miles8
Copperville6.4 miles10
White Bird6.5 miles10
Mexican Place7.3 miles9
Boles8.6 miles9
Taylor10.5 miles10
Fenn10.6 miles8
Davidson11.9 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399458. 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.