BlockErlmo, Idaho
9 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 83808. It stands on Black Prince Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marble Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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
- 1957 USGS Calder quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Marble Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Marble Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Erlmo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,057 acres in total. 53 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MARBLE MILE 1 |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DAVEGGIO 2 |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DONKEY CREEK |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DONKEY JR. |
| 30 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BIG CREEK |
| 29 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POCONO |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RX SPRING CREEK BUGS |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TANK CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Erlmo: 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Copper, Feldspar, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Tri-State Cedar Corp. Prospect | Beryllium, Mica | Prospect | Beryl | |
| Copper Prince Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Cougar Prospect | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cougar Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Marble Creek Pegmatite | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| St. Joe Pegmatite | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Theriault | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Prince | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Kelly Bros. Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
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.
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 Q122543485 | 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 396470. 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.