Ferguson, Idaho
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Osburn-Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It stands on Dudley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Osburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Coeur D'Alene District quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1932 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1935 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1936 USGS Trout Creek quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Burke quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Osburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Thompson Falls quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Osburn quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
82 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 82 fires within 5 miles of Ferguson between 1993 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 1 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 | 46 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 6 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | FISH DECK |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 2 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.2 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | NUCKOLS GULCH |
| 18 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DUDLEY |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cataldo Area Office | REVENUE |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TIGER PEAK 1 |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | TWOMILE SADDLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 183 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 183 workings within 5 miles of Ferguson: 67 past producers, 51 occurrences, 31 prospects, 21 unknowns. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ambergris Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Ambergris Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1919 | |
| Blackcloud Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Bonanza Gold Prospect | Silver, Gold | Prospect | Vein | |
| California Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1902 | |
| Capital Silver Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Clear Grit and Rooster Goose Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1908 | |
| East Coeur D'Alene District | Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Four Square Mine | Lead, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Producer | 1884 | |
| Friday | Copper, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon Center | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Nuckols | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Delta | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bunn | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Blackcloud | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Thiard | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| Gem | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| McCarthy | 4.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 381654. 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.











