Fir Grove, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Spirit Lake-Athol census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83858. It stands on Miller Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spirit Lake West quadrangle.
On record in Fir Grove
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.
Upper Twin Lakes Schoollisted 1985 · 0.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Spirit Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Spirit Lake West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Spirit Lake West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
135 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 135 fires within 5 miles of Fir Grove between 1992 and 2020, burning about 207 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 6 were 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 | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | N. EDWARDS PILE |
| 5 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TURBO TRUCK |
| 5 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPIRIT CAVES |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCARCELLO |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WATERSHED |
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ALTAMONT ROAD |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOWER BRICKLE FIRE |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | UPPER BRICKLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fir Grove: 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Sands Beach | 1.4 miles | 16 | |
| Echo Beach | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Excelsior Beach | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Twinlow | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Silver Beach | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Sturgeon | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Spirit Lake | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Rathdrum | 5.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399486. 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.






