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Denton, Idaho

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Clark Fork census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83836. It stands on Cougar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clark Fork quadrangle.

Denton within Bonner County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

43 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Denton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 3 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
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined7
Recreation and ceremony5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Arson/incendiarism3
Debris and open burning3
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
9 September 2020Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPOS 021 CENTENNIAL
4 September 1998Smokingunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBRIDGE TO NOWHERE
30 September 1993Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
20 September 1995Railroad operations and maintenanceunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestGEOLOGICAL
2 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestSPRING CREEK
19 September 2011Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestJOHNSON BLUFF
10 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOUNTAIN DEW
9 August 2004Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestRISER CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bonner County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 40 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Denton: 16 occurrences, 12 prospects, 10 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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
Alamo MineLead, Iron, Gold, Copper, ZincProspect
Alamo ProspectGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceChalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite
Auxer Property MineGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, LeadProducer1956
Blair and Collins LeaseSilver, Manganese, Lead, IronProspect
Blue FlameGold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, CopperProspect
Campbell MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, CopperProspect
Clarinda Copper Mining Co.Copper, Silver, LeadProspect
Clarinda Group ProspectCopper, Lead, SilverOccurrenceBornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Freibergite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Clark Fork DistrictSilver, Gold, Lead, CopperProducerVEIN/FAULT ZONE, REPLACEMENT
Clark Fork DistrictSilver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, GoldPast Producer1903

Every working recorded in Bonner 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
East Hope3.7 miles16
Hope4.4 miles16
Clark Fork5.5 miles15
Glengary6.8 miles16
Trestle Creek7.8 miles14
Broten9.1 miles16
Sunnyside9.5 miles14
Garfield9.7 miles16

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399476. 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.