East Kamiah, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83536. It lies near Church Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kamiah quadrangle.
On record in East Kamiah
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1976 · 0.1 miles away
Sue McBeth Cabinlisted 1976 · 0.2 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
184 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 184 fires within 5 miles of East Kamiah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,855 acres in total. 64 started naturally. 12 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 12 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Fireworks | 6 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maggie Creek Area Office | RAILROAD |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Maggie Creek Area Office | KIDDER |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PARADIS LOST |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GLENWOOD |
| 6 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | ESCORT |
| 4 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PIT |
| 3 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TRASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of East Kamiah: 4 producers, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ida-Lew Construction | Uranium, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Abbie Welch Rock Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kidder Ridge Pit | Stone | Unknown | ||
| Seven Mile Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| State Pit 425-166 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kooskia | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Caribel | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Harrisburg | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Winona | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tramway | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Stites | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Woodland | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Pardee Corner | 9.0 miles | 11 |
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 Q122569219 | 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 396436. 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.





