Clarkia, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83812. It stands on West Fork Saint Maries River. The Survey maps it on the Clarkia quadrangle. It stands 2,828 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fernwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Clarkia quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Clarkia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
49 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Clarkia between 1994 and 2019, burning about 100 acres in total. 34 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 | 34 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | ANTHONY #10 |
| 14 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.2 acres | St. Joe Area Office | BLAIR CREEK |
| 13 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | POWERLINE 4 |
| 12 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | STAPLES 1-1/2 |
| 12 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MILE MARKER 59 |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WEST ANTHONY |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | EAST ELK 7 |
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 Clarkia: 7 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Garnet, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Copper, Kyanite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bussel Creek Quartzite | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Center Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Idaho Garnet Abrasive Placer | Garnet, Kyanite | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Copper King Mine | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Titley Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Emerald Creek Garnet | Garnet | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarkia in 2 storm reports in 2006: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Hail | Clarkia | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarkia | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keeler | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Emerald Creek | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Calder | 18.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pocono | 19.5 miles | 8 | |
| Herrick | 19.7 miles | 9 | |
| Erlmo | 20.3 miles | 9 | |
| Marble Creek | 20.4 miles | 9 | |
| Horsecamp | 23.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Clarkia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3248653 | 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 396292. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





