Howelltown, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Post Falls-Rathdrum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83858. It lies near Howell Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Rathdrum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Spirit Lake quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
103 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 103 fires within 5 miles of Howelltown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 245 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 6 were 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 | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 515 |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | FLATS |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WATERSHED |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BURLINGTON |
| 24 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCENIC LODGE 21 |
| 2 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | YOUNGS DRAW |
| 13 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | LATAH |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CRYSTAL SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Howelltown: 4 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Greenacres | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Hauser | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Grand Junction | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Coeur d'Alene Junction | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Haycrop | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rathdrum | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Post Falls | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| McGuire | 5.1 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 Q122543173 | 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 397801. 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.






