BlockGilmore, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Leadore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83464. It lies near Federal Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Gilmore quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Gilmore quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Gilmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Gilmore between 1992 and 2017, burning about 4 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | GILMORE |
| 31 July 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | UNION |
| 21 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 11 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SHORTY |
| 11 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MILEPOST76 |
| 11 October 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RAILROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Gilmore: 21 past producers, 11 occurrences, 7 prospects, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Old Nicholas Smelter | Lead, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Brown Bull Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Colorado | Lead, Manganese, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Colorado Group | Copper, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Democrat Mine | Silver, Copper, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Gilmore Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | 1902, 1904 | |
| Gilmore Mining Co | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Grace Phelan | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Groom Creek Porphyry | Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Hard Scrabble Group | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gilmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48852301 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396550. 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.