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Milltown, Idaho

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the St. Maries census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83861. It lies near Saint Maries Peak. The Survey maps it on the Saint Maries quadrangle.

Milltown within Benewah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 10 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

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Milltown between 1992 and 2020, burning about 396 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 3 were 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
Debris and open burning22
Natural18
Missing data/not specified/undetermined16
Equipment and vehicle use11
Recreation and ceremony11
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Arson/incendiarism3
Smoking2
Fireworks1

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
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsUPPER SYRINGA
9 September 2012Naturalunder an acreNorthern Idaho AgencyCASSANDRA HILLS
8 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSJS 7 MILE
8 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCHRISTMAS HILLS 2
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTURTLE
6 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCHRISTMAS HILLS
30 September 1998Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPARTY SCENE
29 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsWOLF DRAW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Benewah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Milltown: 4 producers, 4 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Kaolin, Stone, 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
Carmon PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Engle Mtn.Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperUnknown
Green Back Claim GroupZinc, Silver, LeadProspect
Greenback ProspectIronOccurrence
Hired Girl ProspectCopper, Lead, ZincPast ProducerChalcopyrite
Monarch ProspectLead, Copper, ZincProspectChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Silver Star ProspectGold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, SilverProspectChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
St. Maries Clay OccurrenceBrick ClayOccurrenceClay
Dement PitStoneProducer
Mauro PitStoneProducer

Every working recorded in Benewah 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
Riverdale0.8 miles10
Meadowhurst1.0 miles10
Saint Maries1.2 miles10
Chat'u'washa'lqs Bluff3.3 miles10
Omega3.5 miles10
Flat Creek6.9 miles9
Ramsdell7.3 miles9
Lotus7.6 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400209. 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.