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Kameron, Idaho

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk River census division. It stands on Seastem Creek. The Survey maps it on the McGary Butte quadrangle.

Kameron within Clearwater County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

89 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Kameron between 1992 and 2020, burning about 86 acres in total. 74 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
Natural74
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2

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
8 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreClearwater Potlatch Timber Protective AssociationRUBY CREEK POWERLINE
7 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsBULL RUN
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMEADOW RIDGE
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsOVIATT CR
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCAMERON EAST
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSOUTH SHATTUCK
6 September 2002Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsJACKSON TELEPHONE
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTICK RIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clearwater County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Kameron: 6 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Stone, Kaolin. 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
Elk River Clay DepositKaolinOccurrenceClay, Kaolinite
Gold Hunter ProspectLead, Gold, ZincOccurrence
Old Camp-Y-PitStoneProducer
Old Jackson Tunnel ProspectZincOccurrenceVein
Victoria ProspectZinc, Lead, SilverOccurrenceVein
Ruby Creek MineGold, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerAnglesite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyromorphite, Smithsonite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Ruby Creek ProspectZinc, Lead, CopperOccurrenceVein
Gold Eagle ProspectGoldPast ProducerGold
Silver King PropertyGoldOccurrenceGold

Every working recorded in Clearwater 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
Neva2.9 miles11
Elk River4.0 miles10
Five Corners10.1 miles11
Dent10.6 miles11
Best Corner15.5 miles11
Johnson16.4 miles11
Teakean16.7 miles10
Hansberg17.3 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396725. 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.