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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Clark Fork quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Clark Fork quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Clark Fork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POS 021 CENTENNIAL |
| 4 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BRIDGE TO NOWHERE |
| 30 September 1993 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 20 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | GEOLOGICAL |
| 2 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SPRING CREEK |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | JOHNSON BLUFF |
| 10 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MOUNTAIN DEW |
| 9 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | RISER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamo Mine | Lead, Iron, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Alamo Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite, Galena, Malachite | |
| Auxer Property Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Producer | 1956 | |
| Blair and Collins Lease | Silver, Manganese, Lead, Iron | Prospect | ||
| Blue Flame | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Campbell Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Clarinda Copper Mining Co. | Copper, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Clarinda Group Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cuprite, Freibergite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Clark Fork District | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | VEIN/FAULT ZONE, REPLACEMENT | |
| Clark Fork District | Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1903 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Hope | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hope | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Clark Fork | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Glengary | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Trestle Creek | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Broten | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sunnyside | 9.5 miles | 14 | |
| Garfield | 9.7 miles | 16 |
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.







