BlockEmerald Creek, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83830. It stands on Childs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clarkia quadrangle.
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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fernwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Clarkia quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Clarkia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Emerald Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 89 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 4 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 | 42 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Joe Area Office | 61 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Joe Area Office | MILEPOST 61.5 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Joe Area Office | LAST |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | EMERALD BUTTE 6 |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EAST ELK PK |
| 14 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.2 acres | St. Joe Area Office | BLAIR CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LITTLE CARPENTER CREEK |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CRYSTAL PEAK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Emerald Creek: 5 past producers, 5 producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Garnet, Kyanite, Gold, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerald Creek Mill | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Fernwood Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Idaho Garnet Abrasive Placer | Garnet, Kyanite | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Ifi Fernwood Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Carpenter Creek | Garnet | Producer | ||
| Emerald Creek Garnet | Garnet | Prospect | ||
| Emerald Creek Placer | Garnet | Producer | Placer | |
| Fernwood Mill | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Garnet Mine | Garnet | Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396461. 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.