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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.

Eileen within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

131 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural55
Recreation and ceremony23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Debris and open burning10
Equipment and vehicle use7
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks3
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives 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
7 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreKootenai Valley Area OfficeSTUMP
7 September 2002Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsBIRTHDAY PARTY
6 September 2007Smoking20 acresIdaho Department of LandsMOYIE
5 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsICICLE
4 September 1998Equipment and vehicle use18 acresIdaho Department of LandsDAWSON RIDGE
3 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestPLACER CREEK
29 September 2000Debris and open burning5.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsCATCH 22
28 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMEADOW CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Eileen Mining Company ProspectLead, Copper, SilverPast ProducerCopper, Galena
Moyie Yaak DistrictTungsten, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead, SilverProducerQUARTZ VEINS/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER
Perkins Lake PitLimestone, DimensionProducer
Peters and Mitchum Property ProspectLead, Silver, ZincProspectUnderground
Railroad ProspectCopper, SilverPast Producer
Silver Spoon ProspectLead, Copper, Gold, SilverProspectVein
Skin Creek OccurrenceLead, Copper, Silver, ZincProspect
Lolo GroupGoldOccurrence
Point Bar PlacerGoldProspect
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Boundary County

Storms near this place

3 since 2012

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
March 2012FloodEileen$50,000Water 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 2024Thunderstorm WindEileen$1,000Downed 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 2017Funnel CloudEileen-A funnel cloud was observed for approximately 10 minutes over the mountains west of Moyie Springs.

Every storm recorded in Boundary 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
Meadow Creek3.0 miles12
Moyie Springs3.7 miles12
Crossport6.0 miles12
Katka6.2 miles12
Threemile Corner7.9 miles12
Bonners Ferry10.0 miles12
Sinclair10.6 miles11
Ritz10.9 miles13

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.