Copeland, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Brush Creek. The Survey maps it on the Copeland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Copeland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Copeland 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 Copeland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 56 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CEMETERY |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DOUGLAS FIRE |
| 25 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | KICK BUSH |
| 11 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MILLER CREEK |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | FISHER CREEK |
| 8 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BETHLEHEM |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | FARNHAM CREEK |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | HALL MOUNTAIN ROAD |
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 Copeland: 4 unknowns, 3 past producers, 3 occurrences, 3 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Nickel, Copper, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Girl Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | Anglesite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite | |
| Bethlehem Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, Sulfur | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Blue Grouse Prospect | Sulfides | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Kent Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Montgomery Prospect | Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Gold, Lead | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Gersdorffite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite | |
| Queen Mountain Deposit | Tungsten, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite | |
| Trust Mining Company Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver, Nickel | Prospect | Copper | |
| U Group | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed prospect | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite | |
| Hall Mountain Nickel Deposit-1 | Nickel, Copper | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Copeland in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 debris flow, 1 flash flood. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Copeland | $5,000 | 60 mph wind gust with small trees down. |
| May 2023 | Flash Flood | Copeland | $500 | Heavy rain and snow melt led to road washout along the Ball Creek Road. Rain fall amounts were from area observations ranged from 0.3-0.6. It is in the area of the Russell Mountain Burn Scar. |
| February 2015 | Debris Flow | Copeland | - | An Emergency Manager reported the debris flow on Highway 95 east of Mount Hall Elementary School 1 mile East Southeast of Copeland, Idaho. |
| July 2013 | Hail | Copeland | - | Most of the hail stones were the size of quarters and largest hail stone was the size of a ping pong ball. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ritz | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Porthill | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Allens Spur | 11.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 11.4 miles | 11 | |
| Good Grief | 11.7 miles | 11 | |
| Addie | 12.3 miles | 11 | |
| Threemile Corner | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eastport | 12.9 miles | 11 |
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 Copeland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5168349 | 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 396326. 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.






