De Lamar, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97910. It lies near China Gulch. The Survey maps it on the De Lamar quadrangle.
On record in De Lamar
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Delamar Historic Districtlisted 1976 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Rooster Comb Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS De Lamar quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of De Lamar between 1997 and 2017, burning about 6,889 acres in total. 5 started naturally. None 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | SLAUGHTERHOUSE |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | SULLIVAN |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | 6,074 acres | Boise District | CHUBBY SPAIN |
| 13 August 1999 | Natural | 212 acres | Boise District | HINKE |
| 26 July 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HAWKS NEST |
| 9 October 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | DELAMAR RD |
| 19 October 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 294 acres | Boise District | MOSS |
| 17 October 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 307 acres | Boise District | RA 1 OWYHEE CO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of De Lamar: 45 past producers, 17 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 5 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack-Trade Dollar Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Mercury | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Soda Spring | Tin | Unknown | ||
| Trade Dollar | Gold, Copper, Silver, Mercury, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| DeLamar Mining Co., Sommercamp Adit No. 2 | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Henrietta Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Delamar Millsite | Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Rock Placers | Gold, Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Wagontown Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Wagontown Tin | Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Copper Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | Vein |
Storms near this place
3 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names De Lamar in 3 storm reports between 1998 and 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Funnel Cloud | De Lamar | - | A funnel cloud was reported by social media near Cow Creek in Owyhee County. The location is approximate. |
| June 2006 | Hail | De Lamar | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | De Lamar | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewey | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Telegraph Hill | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Silver City | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Democrat | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Slacks Corner | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Empire City (historical) | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Petersons Crossing | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Flint | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396379. 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.








