Landore, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Council census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83654. It stands on Placer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cuprum quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1920 USGS Seven Devils Mining District quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Cuprum quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Cuprum quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Cuprum quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of Landore between 1992 and 2020, burning about 354 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 2 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 | 58 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payette National Forest | not named |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | BESSIE GULCH |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | BRONCO |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SADDLE |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SAWPIT |
| 28 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payette National Forest | BESSIE GULCH |
| 21 September 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | GRASS CANYON |
| 21 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | WESLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Landore: 22 past producers, 21 prospects, 11 occurrences, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska Mine | Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1892, 1952 | |
| Arkansas Mine | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1887 | |
| Axe | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bear Creek | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Blue Jacket Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1887, 1897 | |
| California Prospect | Copper, Garnet, Calcium, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Prospect | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Calumet Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | Contact Metamorphic | |
| Chieftain Claim | Gold, Silver, Molybdenum, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Devil's Hollow Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Frenchy's Mine | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum, Silver | Past Producer | 1880 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helena | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cuprum | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Bear | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Rankin Mill | 10.8 miles | 16 | |
| Rubicon | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tamarack | 17.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pinehurst | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Pine Ridge | 18.2 miles | 13 |
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 Q122566798 | 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 396767. 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.






