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Larson, Idaho

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Mullan census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83846. It lies near Daisy Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Lookout Pass quadrangle.

Larson within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 17 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

52 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Larson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 52 acres in total. 31 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
Natural31
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Fireworks2

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
20 September 2010Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestBORAX PILE
19 September 1999Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestST. COPPER
17 September 1998Naturalunder an acreLolo National ForestCOPPER GULCH
16 September 2009Natural7.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestWONDERFUL
11 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMORNING
11 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreLolo National ForestSUMMIT CREEK
10 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsUPPER STEVENS
10 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCataldo Area OfficeSTEVENS LAKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 177 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 177 workings within 5 miles of Larson: 68 occurrences, 49 prospects, 35 past producers, 14 producers. 14 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Copper, Lead, 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
Ajax MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, GoldPast Producer1924
Alice Consolidated MineLead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Alice MineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer1912
Allied ProspectSilver, Gold, LeadProspect1967
Amazon - Dixie MineCopper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldPast ProducerGold, Silver
Atlas MineCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Benton MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Mercury, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Copper QueenSilver, Copper, LeadOccurrence
Giant MineCopper, Lead, SilverProspect
Gold Creek MineLead, Copper, Zinc, SilverProducerVein

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Dorsey (historical)0.6 miles17
Carbonate (historical)1.4 miles17
Pottsville (historical)2.2 miles17
Mullan2.9 miles17
Borax (historical)4.7 miles17
Bullion (historical)4.8 miles17
Mace5.2 miles19
Burke5.2 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396769. 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.