Dickensheet Junction, Idaho
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Priest River census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83856. It stands on Binarch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Outlet Bay quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Outlet Bay quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Outlet Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
143 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 143 fires within 5 miles of Dickensheet Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 37 acres in total. 69 started naturally. 1 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 | 69 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | HOT LINE |
| 5 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | COOLIN BURBS |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SHERWOOD POWERLINE |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | POWERLINE |
| 27 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Priest Lake Area Office | SHATTERED FIR |
| 26 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | 255 FIRE |
| 25 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LINDA LANE |
| 15 September 2007 | Other causes | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | GOLF COURSE M/A |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Dickensheet Junction: 9 occurrences, 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Gold, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Step Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | 1950 | |
| Big Step Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum | Prospect | ||
| Binarch Cr. Group | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Binarch Cr. Mining Co. Prospect | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Idaho | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Abe | Lead, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Milwaukee Mines | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Nevada Mines Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nevada Mines Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| New Discovery | Beryllium | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outlet Bay | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Coolin | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Lamb Creek | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Sherwood Beach | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Vans Corner | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Four Corners | 12.1 miles | 17 | |
| Nordman | 12.7 miles | 12 | |
| Priest River | 18.7 miles | 16 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540848 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396401. 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.








