French Creek, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Riggins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83549. It stands on French Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kelly Mountain quadrangle.
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.
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:96000
- 1945 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Kelly Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Kelly Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of French Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,149 acres in total. 80 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 | 80 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.9 acres | Payette National Forest | FALL CREEK |
| 7 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | HACKETT |
| 23 September 2000 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FRENCH |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | INDIAN SUMMER |
| 7 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SMITH CAN |
| 6 August 2020 | Natural | 32 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KELLY |
| 6 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FALL CREEK |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Payette National Forest | FRENCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of French Creek: 19 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercup Placer Group Mine | Gold, Peat, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Edna L D-Square Ferry Placers | Gold, Titanium, Thorium | Prospect | ||
| Gross Creek Placer | REE, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Marygold #1-#8 | Tungsten, Molybdenum, Copper, Gold | Prospect | 1951 | |
| Robbins Creek Placer | Uranium, Vanadium, Thorium, Titanium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Elkhorn Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Grouse Creek Placer | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lone Pine Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Banner Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bayhorse | Silver, Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaburg | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Green | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cable Car Crossing | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Turner | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Florence | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sampson | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Riggins Hot Springs | 7.7 miles | 13 | |
| Burgdorf | 11.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396516. 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.







