Grandjean, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1989. It lies in ZIP code area 83637. The Survey maps it on the Grandjean quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1891 USGS Bear Valley quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Bear Valley quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Grandjean quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1982 USGS Deadwood River quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Grandjean between 1992 and 2019, burning about 9,176 acres in total. 49 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 | 49 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | GREENBACK |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WOLF RIDGE |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | HIYU CREEK |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WAPITI FLAT |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | SACAJAWEA |
| 28 September 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | SACAGAWEA |
| 9 August 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | OBSERVATION |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | VISTA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Grandjean: 10 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Creek Prospect # 1 | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Creek Prospect # 2 | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Bismuth, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Tin | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Creek Prospect No. 1 | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Bear Creek Prospect No. 2 | Molybdenum, Bismuth, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Canyon Creek Placers | Niobium (Columbium), Gold, REE, Titanium | Occurrence | ||
| Greenback Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Murray Property | Platinum | Prospect | ||
| Payette Placer | Garnet, Zirconium, Thorium, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Gold, Uranium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Payette Placer Area | Gold, Uranium, PGE | Prospect | ||
| Pickett Mountain Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley | 12.8 miles | 16 | |
| Lower Stanley | 13.5 miles | 16 | |
| Cape Horn (historical) | 16.9 miles | 17 | |
| Obsidian | 17.9 miles | 16 | |
| Sunbeam | 24.2 miles | 16 | |
| Robinson Bar | 26.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bonanza | 27.5 miles | 16 | |
| Custer | 29.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q122555127 | 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 399043. 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.







