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Del Monte, Idaho

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Emmett Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83617. It stands on Haw Creek. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Emmett quadrangle.

Del Monte within Gem County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Del Monte between 1993 and 2020, burning about 4,728 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 5 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Fireworks7
Firearms and explosives use7
Natural6
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1

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
29 September 2019Firearms and explosives use5.9 acresBoise DistrictJENNY
13 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictBRAMJEN
5 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined101 acresBoise DistrictJENNI
3 August 1993Debris and open burning20 acresBoise DistrictFREEZE OUT
28 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBoise DistrictMONUMENT
27 August 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresBoise DistrictLTLFREEZE
26 August 2002Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreBoise DistrictHIGHWAY 16
20 August 2011Firearms and explosives use315 acresBoise DistrictMM11 HWY16

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gem County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 13 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Del Monte: 5 past producers, 4 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Gold, Platinum. 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
Payette RiverGold, PlatinumProducer1865
Emmett PlantSilicaProducer
Gem Silica Company DepositSilicaPast Producer1946
Gem Silica Sand DepositSilica, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Barnes PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
City Transfer Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gem 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
Cold House0.8 miles11
Emmett2.3 miles15
Bramwell3.0 miles11
Jenness5.0 miles11
Letha5.8 miles11
Plaza6.5 miles15
Black Canyon6.7 miles15
Aikman (historical)8.2 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397622. 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.