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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS St. Maries quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS St. Maries quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
88 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 22 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | UPPER SYRINGA |
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | CASSANDRA HILLS |
| 8 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SJS 7 MILE |
| 8 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CHRISTMAS HILLS 2 |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TURTLE |
| 6 September 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CHRISTMAS HILLS |
| 30 September 1998 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PARTY SCENE |
| 29 September 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WOLF DRAW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carmon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Engle Mtn. | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Unknown | ||
| Green Back Claim Group | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Greenback Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Hired Girl Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite | |
| Monarch Prospect | Lead, Copper, Zinc | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Silver Star Prospect | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| St. Maries Clay Occurrence | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Dement Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Mauro Pit | Stone | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverdale | 0.8 miles | 10 | |
| Meadowhurst | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Maries | 1.2 miles | 10 | |
| Chat'u'washa'lqs Bluff | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Omega | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Flat Creek | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Ramsdell | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lotus | 7.6 miles | 10 |
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.





