Dorsey, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Mullan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83846. It lies near Daisy Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Lookout Pass quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 17 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 Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1914 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Lookout Pass quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1999 USGS Lookout Pass quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Dorsey (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 49 acres in total. 28 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 28 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BRIMSTONE |
| 20 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | BORAX PILE |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ST. COPPER |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | COPPER GULCH |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WONDERFUL |
| 11 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MORNING |
| 11 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | SUMMIT CREEK |
| 10 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | UPPER STEVENS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 158 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 158 workings within 5 miles of Dorsey (historical): 62 occurrences, 46 prospects, 31 past producers, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Lead, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Consolidated Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Alice Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1912 | |
| Allied Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead | Prospect | 1967 | |
| Amazon - Dixie Mine | Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Gold, Silver | |
| Atlas Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Queen | Silver, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Giant Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Gold Creek Mine | Lead, Copper, Zinc, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Gold Hunter Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold, Antimony | Producer | 1884, 1887 | |
| Hunter Creek Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larson | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Carbonate (historical) | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pottsville (historical) | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mullan | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Borax (historical) | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mace | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Tammany | 5.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396411. 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.










