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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.

Ferguson within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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

82 since 1993

Regional 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
Natural46
Recreation and ceremony13
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism1
Smoking1

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 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
6 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestFISH DECK
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
2 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsNUCKOLS GULCH
18 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCataldo Area OfficeREVENUE
17 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTIGER PEAK 1
17 September 1998Natural1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsTWOMILE SADDLE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 183 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Ambergris MineSilver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer1919
Ambergris MineSilver, Lead, CopperPast Producer1919
Blackcloud MineLead, Zinc, SilverUnknown
Bonanza Gold ProspectSilver, GoldProspectVein
California MineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer1885, 1902
Capital Silver ProspectSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperOccurrenceVein
Clear Grit and Rooster Goose MineLead, Silver, Copper, Gold, ZincPast Producer1908
East Coeur D'Alene DistrictZinc, Lead, Copper, SilverOccurrence
Four Square MineLead, Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Zinc, CopperProducer1884
FridayCopper, Tungsten, Silver, Lead, GoldPast Producer

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Carbon Center1.2 miles18
Nuckols2.9 miles18
Delta3.4 miles18
Bunn3.6 miles18
Blackcloud4.0 miles18
Thiard4.0 miles18
Gem4.7 miles19
McCarthy4.7 miles17

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.