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Cornwall, Idaho

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Osburn-Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It lies near Custer Peak. The Survey maps it on the Burke quadrangle.

Cornwall within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 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

69 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Cornwall between 1993 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Recreation and ceremony9
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1
Smoking1

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 1995Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeROCK CREEK
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
18 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMOONSHINE RIDGE
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestGRANITE 25
17 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTIGER PEAK 1
17 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsGOOSE PEAK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 285 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 285 workings within 5 miles of Cornwall: 88 occurrences, 86 past producers, 67 prospects, 23 producers. 23 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Silver. 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
Allied ProspectSilver, Gold, LeadProspect1967
Benton MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Mercury, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Canyon Silver MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Champion Gold and Silver MineZinc, Silver, Copper, LeadProducer
East Coeur D'Alene DistrictZinc, Lead, Copper, SilverOccurrence
East Coeur D'Alene RegionLead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, CopperProducer
Gertie MineCopper, Lead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceVein
Golconda Lead MinesLead, Zinc, Copper, SilverProducerQuartz, Sphalerite
Golconda MineCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1927
Gold Creek MineLead, Copper, Zinc, SilverProducerVein

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Black Bear0.8 miles19
Mace0.8 miles19
Burke0.9 miles19
Frisco1.2 miles19
Gem1.8 miles19
Sunset (historical)3.0 miles19
Bunn3.3 miles18
Stull3.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 394151. 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.