Midasville, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83525. It stands on Boulder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dixie quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Dixie quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Dixie quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Midasville between 1992 and 2017, burning about 43,983 acres in total. 121 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 | 121 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SUMMIT |
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | LOST HUNTER |
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | 4TH JULY |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BURPEE |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SUMMIT |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | LIME |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | MUNSTER |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | COMSTOCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Midasville: 32 past producers, 11 prospects, 5 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Mine | Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1893, 1897 | |
| Bonanza Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Crooked Creek Placer | Gold, Titanium, REE | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Dixie Comstock Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Vanadium | Past Producer | 1896 | |
| Gold Leaf | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Idaho Comstock | Silver, Vanadium, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| North Star Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Robinson Dike Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1904, 1935 | |
| Skylark Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Slip Easy Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie | 0.6 miles | 10 | |
| Jim Moore Place | 8.6 miles | 8 | |
| Orogrande | 10.8 miles | 12 | |
| Concord | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Calendar | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lightfoot | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Mackay Bar | 12.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gibler | 13.0 miles | 10 |
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 Q122570181 | 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 396887. 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.




