Eagle, Idaho
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Prichard quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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 Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1932 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Burke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Prichard quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Prichard quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
65 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 65 fires within 5 miles of Eagle between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,444 acres in total. 45 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 | 45 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | JT LOST |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | KINGS |
| 7 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WHITE CREEK |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | FANCY HORNET |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BOBTAIL 1 |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DELTA |
| 4 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LITTLE BALDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 69 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Eagle: 30 past producers, 15 occurrences, 10 producers, 7 prospects. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anchor Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Buckskin Gold and Silver Prospect | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite | |
| Clear Grit and Rooster Goose Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| Eagle Creek | Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1974 | |
| Four Square Mine | Lead, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1884 | |
| Friday | Copper, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Back Prospect | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Gold Back Prospect | Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Gold Coin Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Tungsten | Past Producer | Gold, Scheelite | |
| Gold Coin Mine | Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Copper | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiard | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Delta | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Prichard | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Murray | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Ferguson | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Carbon Center | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sunset (historical) | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Nuckols | 8.7 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396428. 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.











