Meadow Creek, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Moyie Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Meadow Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Meadow Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Meadow Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
100 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 100 fires within 5 miles of Meadow Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 70 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 1 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 | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CAR |
| 7 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Kootenai Valley Area Office | STUMP |
| 7 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BIRTHDAY PARTY |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ICICLE |
| 4 September 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 18 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | DAWSON RIDGE |
| 3 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | PLACER CREEK |
| 3 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DEER RIDGE |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CATCH 22 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Meadow Creek: 6 prospects, 5 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Gold, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downey Prospect | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Eileen Mining Company Prospect | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper, Galena | |
| Klondike Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Nickel | Prospect | Vein | |
| Moyie Yaak District | Tungsten, Gold, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver | Producer | QUARTZ VEINS/SHEAR ZONE, PLACER | |
| Perkins Lake Pit | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Peters and Mitchum Property Prospect | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | Underground | |
| Railroad Prospect | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Spoon Prospect | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Skin Creek Occurrence | Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Lolo Group | Gold | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Moyie Springs | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 7.6 miles | 11 | |
| Crossport | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Good Grief | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Katka | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Addie | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Threemile Corner | 9.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396874. 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.






