BlockCarrietown, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the East Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83327. The Survey maps it on the Dollarhide Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1900 USGS Sawtooth quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Dollarhide Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Sun Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Carrietown between 1993 and 2019, burning about 87 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 1993 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | CARRIE CREEK BRIDGE |
| 13 September 1994 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | WORSWICK |
| 28 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | INVISIBLE |
| 14 August 2005 | Natural | 13 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | KING OF THE WEST |
| 28 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | DIVIDE |
| 30 June 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | ROARING |
| 8 October 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | PLACER CREEK |
| 2 October 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | BIG CREEK |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 34 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 34 workings within 5 miles of Carrietown: 19 past producers, 9 occurrences, 5 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrie Leonard Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Climax Mine | Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hidden Treasure Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Horseshoe Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Idaho Chief Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Jane Lee Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| King of the West Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1881, 1882 | |
| Last Chance Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver, Tungsten, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Main Moly Prospect | Molybdenum, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Silver Star Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1881 |
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 Q122541991 | 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 396240. 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.