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Gotzinger, Idaho

13 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 83547. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pollock quadrangle.

Gotzinger within Idaho County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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

139 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 139 fires within 5 miles of Gotzinger between 1992 and 2020, burning about 10,056 acres in total. 85 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
Natural85
Debris and open burning18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Recreation and ceremony8
Equipment and vehicle use6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 1999Natural2.5 acresPayette National ForestCASTLE COUGAR
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acrePayette National ForestSQUIRREL
6 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acrePayette National ForestINDIAN
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsINDIAN CREEK
5 September 1997Natural3.0 acresNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsWILD HORSE
5 September 1995Naturalunder an acrePayette National ForestELK LAKE
4 September 2007Naturalunder an acrePayette National ForestLOCKWOOD POINT
4 September 2007Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsCORA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Idaho County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gotzinger: 3 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver. 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
Oregon Group ClaimsCopper, Silver, GoldProspect
Wyant Creek ProspectGold, Copper, SilverProspect
Cora Gulch ProspectGold, CopperProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel Pit 126Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Idaho 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
Pollock2.6 miles13
Potter Place5.4 miles15
DeVeny Place6.2 miles15
McCrea Place7.1 miles15
Riggins10.3 miles13
Riggins Hot Springs13.6 miles13
Lucile18.1 miles10
French Creek19.9 miles12

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.

Wikidata item Q122567699The 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 400486. 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.