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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Calder quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Masonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Masonia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LYNCH GULCH |
| 9 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | PINE POINT |
| 9 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | HUNTER TRAPPER |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | BOISE PEAK |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOISE PEAK |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BIG CR II |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | WRECK PINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 77 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amy-Matchlees Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Big It Mine | Tungsten, Antimony, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bluebird Mine | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bluebird Prospect | Zinc, Lead, Antimony | Occurrence | 1914 | |
| Carbonate | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Constitution Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Denver Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Douglas Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Producer | Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Douglas Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Highland Surprise | Lead, Zinc | Producer | Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardner | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Page | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Smelter Heights | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Sweeney | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Smelterville | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bradley | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Pinehurst | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Kellogg | 6.8 miles | 19 |
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.





