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Montour, Idaho

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sweet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83617. It lies near Regan Butte. The Survey maps it on the Montour quadrangle.

Montour within Gem County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

22 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Montour between 1992 and 2018, burning about 16,303 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
25 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance490 acresBoise DistrictJOHNSON CR
22 September 2005Power generation/transmission/distribution8.0 acresBoise DistrictBEAN RANCH
30 August 2017Natural51 acresIdaho Department of LandsSWEET
3 August 2017Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresBoise DistrictJOHNNY
2 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined30 acresBoise DistrictREGANBUTTE
15 August 2001Natural22 acresBoise DistrictPROSPECT
29 July 1995Natural175 acresBoise DistrictFREEZEOUT
29 July 1995Natural52 acresIdaho Department of LandsGATFIELD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gem County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 60 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Montour: 29 past producers, 18 occurrences, 7 unknowns, 6 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Birthday MineGold, Zinc, Lead, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Checkmate MineSilver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Dewey MineGold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Double Eagle MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
Emmett MineGold, Zinc, Lead, ArsenicPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Florence MineGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerVein
Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc.Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldProspectSphalerite
Hall's ClaimGold, AntimonyOccurrence
Hall's ClaimGold, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer
I.X.L. GroupGold, Lead, Zinc, SilverPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Gem 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
Marsh (historical)0.7 miles15
Sweet3.3 miles15
Pearl4.8 miles15
Plaza5.6 miles15
Black Canyon6.0 miles15
Aikman (historical)8.5 miles15
Emmett9.7 miles15
Cold House11.7 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396913. 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.