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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montour quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Montour 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 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 490 acres | Boise District | JOHNSON CR |
| 22 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Boise District | BEAN RANCH |
| 30 August 2017 | Natural | 51 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SWEET |
| 3 August 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Boise District | JOHNNY |
| 2 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Boise District | REGANBUTTE |
| 15 August 2001 | Natural | 22 acres | Boise District | PROSPECT |
| 29 July 1995 | Natural | 175 acres | Boise District | FREEZEOUT |
| 29 July 1995 | Natural | 52 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | GATFIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Checkmate Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Dewey Mine | Gold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Double Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Emmett Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Arsenic | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Florence Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc. | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Prospect | Sphalerite | |
| Hall's Claim | Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Hall's Claim | Gold, Silver, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| I.X.L. Group | Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marsh (historical) | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sweet | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Pearl | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Plaza | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Black Canyon | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Aikman (historical) | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Emmett | 9.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cold House | 11.7 miles | 11 |
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.







