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Masonia, Idaho

9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Kellogg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83850. It stands on Douglas Creek. The Survey maps it on the Masonia quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Masonia within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 9 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

43 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Masonia (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26 acres in total. 27 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
Natural27
Recreation and ceremony7
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Smoking2
Debris and open burning1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1
Other causes1

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
25 September 1993Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsLYNCH GULCH
9 August 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficePINE POINT
9 August 1994Natural2.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeHUNTER TRAPPER
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeBOISE PEAK
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsBOISE PEAK
5 August 1999Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBIG CR II
5 August 1999Natural3.0 acresCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeWRECK PINE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 77 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 77 workings within 5 miles of Masonia (historical): 25 past producers, 21 occurrences, 15 producers, 14 prospects. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Copper. 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
Amy-Matchlees MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Big It MineTungsten, Antimony, Zinc, GoldPast ProducerVein
Bluebird MineLead, SilverProspect
Bluebird ProspectZinc, Lead, AntimonyOccurrence1914
CarbonateZinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, SilverProducerVein
Constitution MineCopper, Gold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast Producer1916
Denver MineLead, Zinc, Silver, CopperProspect
Douglas MineLead, Zinc, Silver, CopperProducerGalena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Douglas MineCopper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer1916
Highland SurpriseLead, ZincProducerGalena, Pyrite, Sphalerite

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
Wardner5.5 miles19
Page5.7 miles14
Smelter Heights6.1 miles19
Sweeney6.1 miles14
Smelterville6.3 miles14
Bradley6.6 miles19
Pinehurst6.7 miles14
Kellogg6.8 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396857. 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.