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Democrat, 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 83650. It stands on East Fork Reynolds Creek. The Survey maps it on the De Lamar quadrangle.

Democrat within Owyhee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

6 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Democrat between 1994 and 2016, burning about 1,037 acres in total. 4 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
Natural4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2

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
14 August 2013Natural11 acresBoise DistrictSUGGA
14 August 1996Natural772 acresBoise DistrictRABBIT CR.
12 August 1994Natural2.0 acresBoise DistrictSUGAR LOAF
26 July 2004Natural1.0 acresBoise DistrictHAWKS NEST
25 November 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictSINKER CREEK
1 October 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined251 acresBoise DistrictMILKSPRING

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Owyhee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Democrat: 24 past producers, 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 4 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Antimony, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Berg MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerVein
CosmopolitanGold, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer
Monarca MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
P. MuellerGeothermalProspect
Sunnyside MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Copper OccurrenceCopperOccurrenceVein
Copper OccurrenceCopperUnknown
BergLead, SilverPast Producer
Bergh-Sunnyside GroupLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Booneville MineGold, SilverPast Producer1882

Every working recorded in Owyhee 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
Slacks Corner2.0 miles13
Dewey3.9 miles14
Petersons Crossing5.7 miles14
Telegraph Hill5.8 miles13
De Lamar5.8 miles14
Silver City5.9 miles13
Reynolds7.4 miles13
Empire City (historical)8.8 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396391. 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.