Gold Point, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83525. It lies near French Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Elk City quadrangle.
On record in Gold Point
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.
Gold Point Milllisted 2000 · 0.1 miles away
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.
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Gold Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 68 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 | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | GALENA |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWIMMING HOLE |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BLUE |
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SIEGEL |
| 14 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | RIBBON |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SEAGULL |
| 1 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FRENCH BOYZ |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BLANCO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Gold Point: 40 past producers, 26 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| American Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1897, 1903 | |
| Buster Mine | Gold, Copper, Tellurium, Silver | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Colonel Sellers | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Deadwood Canyon | Antimony, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Elk City District | Silver, Gold | Producer | PLACER, QUARTZ LENS, FISSURE VEIN | |
| Elk City District | Gold, REE, Mercury, Platinum, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium) | Producer | 1861 | |
| Hercules Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | 1903 | |
| Mary K Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Red River Placers | Gold, Zirconium, Silver, REE | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leprouse | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Gibler | 3.1 miles | 10 | |
| Elk City | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lightfoot | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Orogrande | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| York | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Red River Hot Springs | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mud Springs | 11.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396568. 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.




