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Era, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Arco census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83255. It lies near Poison Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Champagne Creek quadrangle.

Era within Butte County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 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

13 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Era between 1992 and 2017, burning about 4,481 acres in total. 10 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
Natural10
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3

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
6 September 2017Natural70 acresIdaho Falls DistrictBLACK CAP
3 September 1995Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestLEAD
13 September 2013Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCHAMPAGNE
4 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,272 acresIdaho Falls DistrictCHANPAGNE
31 August 2009Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestCOLD SPRING
28 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined36 acresIdaho Falls DistrictCHAMPAGNE
27 August 1999Naturalunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictTIMBEREDDM
12 August 2001Naturalunder an acreSalmon-Challis National ForestNEEDLES

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Butte County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Era: 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Geothermal, Antimony. 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
Antimony ProspectAntimonyProspectCervantite, Stibiconite, Stibnite
Butte - Antelope MineLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1890
Ella MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1883
Hornsilver MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Antimony, BismuthPast Producer1883
Last Chance MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Bismuth, GoldPast ProducerCerargyrite, Chalcanthite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite, Wurtzite
Lead Belt MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1890, 1908
Markell ProspectManganeseProspect
Oxide Lode ProspectIronProspectIron
Reliance MineZinc, Lead, Silver, Bismuth, CopperPast ProducerVein
Saint Louis MineSilver, Zinc, Lead, BismuthProspect

Every working recorded in Butte 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
Martin4.3 miles12
Antelope (historical)7.1 miles12
Lost River13.3 miles9
Arco15.3 miles9
Moore15.6 miles9
Butte City17.9 miles9
Darlington18.3 miles10
Smith Corrals24.9 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396468. 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.