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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.

Copeland within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

52 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
8 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCEMETERY
6 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsDOUGLAS FIRE
25 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestKICK BUSH
11 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMILLER CREEK
9 August 2008Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestFISHER CREEK
8 August 2018Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBETHLEHEM
8 August 2008Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestFARNHAM CREEK
8 August 2003Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestHALL MOUNTAIN ROAD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
American Girl MineSilver, Lead, Copper, Molybdenum, Gold, ZincPast ProducerAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Molybdenite, Sphalerite
Bethlehem MineLead, Copper, Zinc, Gold, Silver, Tungsten, SulfurPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Blue Grouse ProspectSulfidesOccurrenceVein
Kent ProspectLead, ZincProspectGalena, Sphalerite
Montgomery ProspectNickel, Copper, Zinc, Cobalt, Gold, LeadProspectChalcopyrite, Gersdorffite, Pentlandite, Sphalerite
Queen Mountain DepositTungsten, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Pyrrhotite, Scheelite
Trust Mining Company ProspectGold, Copper, Silver, NickelProspectCopper
U GroupUraniumUnknown
Unnamed prospectCopper, Molybdenum, Lead, ZincOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Molybdenite
Hall Mountain Nickel Deposit-1Nickel, CopperOccurrence

Every working recorded in Boundary County

Storms near this place

4 since 1998

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 1998Thunderstorm WindCopeland$5,00060 mph wind gust with small trees down.
May 2023Flash FloodCopeland$500Heavy 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 2015Debris FlowCopeland-An Emergency Manager reported the debris flow on Highway 95 east of Mount Hall Elementary School 1 mile East Southeast of Copeland, Idaho.
July 2013HailCopeland-Most of the hail stones were the size of quarters and largest hail stone was the size of a ping pong ball.

Every storm recorded in Boundary 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
Ritz8.6 miles13
Porthill8.8 miles13
Allens Spur11.2 miles12
Sinclair11.4 miles11
Good Grief11.7 miles11
Addie12.3 miles11
Threemile Corner12.7 miles12
Eastport12.9 miles11

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 CopelandAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5168349The 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.