Eileen, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Moyie Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83845. It stands on Skin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Meadow Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meadow Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Meadow Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
131 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Eileen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 102 acres in total. 55 started naturally. 2 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 | 55 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai Valley Area Office | STUMP |
| 7 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BIRTHDAY PARTY |
| 6 September 2007 | Smoking | 20 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MOYIE |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ICICLE |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | DAWSON RIDGE |
| 3 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | PLACER CREEK |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CATCH 22 |
| 28 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MEADOW CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Eileen: 6 unknowns, 4 prospects, 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Gold, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen Mining Company Prospect | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Galena | |
| Moyie Yaak District | Tungsten, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver | Producer | QUARTZ VEINS/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER | |
| Perkins Lake Pit | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Peters and Mitchum Property Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | Underground | |
| Railroad Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Spoon Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Skin Creek Occurrence | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Lolo Group | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Point Bar Placer | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eileen in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 1 flood, 1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Flood | Eileen | $50,000 | Water was reported over Moyie River Road. There were also some reports of a few culverts being blocked and minor damage to the shoulder of roadways. Damage was estimated. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eileen | $1,000 | Downed trees and powerlines closed Perkins Lake Road from Perkins Lake to Solomon Lake Road. A gust of 46 MPH was recorded in the area. |
| May 2017 | Funnel Cloud | Eileen | - | A funnel cloud was observed for approximately 10 minutes over the mountains west of Moyie Springs. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadow Creek | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Moyie Springs | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Crossport | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Katka | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Threemile Corner | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bonners Ferry | 10.0 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Ritz | 10.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396451. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






