Falcon, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83802. It stands on Cliff Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shefoot Mountain quadrangle.
On record in Falcon
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Grand Forkslisted 1984 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1914 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Shefoot Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Shefoot Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Falcon between 1992 and 2017, burning about 61 acres in total. 31 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 | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | OLENTANGE CREEK #16 |
| 19 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LOOP CREEK 8 |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TURKEY |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WARD CREEK |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WONDERFUL |
| 13 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MOSS CREEK |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BLUEBIRD 31 |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 38 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 38 workings within 5 miles of Falcon: 21 occurrences, 10 past producers, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Elk Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | |
| Blue Bird Claim | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Crown Silver Group | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Fourth of July Silver Prospect | Lead, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Hansy Copper and Gold Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Quartz, Tetrahedrite | |
| Monitor | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Monitor Mine | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1885, 1892, 1977 | |
| North Star Prospect | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | 1896 | |
| Silver Mountain Project | Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Taylor Copper Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falcon in 1 storm report in 2012: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falcon | $1,000 | Nine trees were blown down at Tin Can Campground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pearson | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Bogle | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Adair | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kyle (historical) | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Borax (historical) | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Tammany | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397693. 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.







