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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.

Eagle within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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

65 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural45
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Smoking4
Recreation and ceremony2
Debris and open burning2
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
16 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestJT LOST
8 August 2003Natural1.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestKINGS
7 August 2003Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestWHITE CREEK
7 August 1994Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
6 August 2004Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestFANCY HORNET
6 August 2003Natural3.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestBOBTAIL 1
4 August 2014Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDELTA
4 August 2004Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestLITTLE BALDY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 69 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Anchor MineSilver, Copper, Gold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Buckskin Gold and Silver ProspectSilver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, CopperProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Sphalerite
Clear Grit and Rooster Goose MineLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1908
Eagle CreekSilver, CopperProspect1974
Four Square MineLead, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Zinc, CopperProducer1884
FridayCopper, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer
Gold Back ProspectSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, GoldOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Gold Back ProspectCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Gold Coin MineGold, Lead, Copper, TungstenPast ProducerGold, Scheelite
Gold Coin MineGold, Tungsten, Lead, CopperUnknown

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Thiard2.1 miles18
Delta2.8 miles18
Prichard3.2 miles18
Murray3.3 miles18
Ferguson5.8 miles18
Carbon Center6.0 miles18
Sunset (historical)7.1 miles19
Nuckols8.7 miles18

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.