Midnight, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Stibnite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83677. It stands on Fiddle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stibnite quadrangle.
On record in Midnight
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Stibnite Historic Districtlisted 1987 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1937 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Stibnite quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pistol Creek quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Stibnite quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Midnight between 1992 and 2013, burning about 14,530 acres in total. 20 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 | 20 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 1996 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Payette National Forest | SUGAR MTN. |
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SUMMIT |
| 16 September 1995 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Payette National Forest | ANNIE |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | 2,360 acres | Payette National Forest | TAMARACK WFU |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FIDDLE |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 2,650 acres | Payette National Forest | BISHOP CREEK |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SUGAR |
| 27 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | CANE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 66 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 66 workings within 5 miles of Midnight: 37 occurrences, 12 prospects, 11 past producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Antimony, Gold, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza | Gold, Silver, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Fern | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Garnet Creek Prospect | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Hennessey Prospect | Antimony, Mercury | Prospect | Vein | |
| Hermes Mine (includes Fern Mine) | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1902, 1918 | |
| Kennedy | Copper, Gold, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Madam Queen | Copper, Molybdenum, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Meadow Creek Mine | Antimony, Silver, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper | Past Producer | 1900, 1932 | |
| Meadow Creek Mine | Silver, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Monumental Summit Rare - Earth Prospect | Manganese, REE | Occurrence | 1966 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stibnite | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Abstein Place | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Pine | 9.1 miles | 14 | |
| Edwardsburg | 13.5 miles | 12 | |
| Big Creek | 14.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fritser Ford | 19.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lawman Ford | 19.6 miles | 10 | |
| Landmark | 21.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397909. 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.








