Moose City, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies near Sailor Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Osier Ridge quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Lolo quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Lolo quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Osier Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Osier Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
108 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 108 fires within 5 miles of Moose City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,337 acres in total. 101 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 | 101 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2009 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWAMP |
| 5 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWAMP |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | MOOSE MOUNTAIN |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | COMET |
| 30 September 2001 | Smoking | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BROKEN NOSE |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | COMET CREEK |
| 22 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | OSIER |
| 19 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | LAST CHANCE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Moose City: 13 occurrences, 6 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silica, REE, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bull Moose Placer | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Aluminum | Producer | ||
| Dead Wood Creek Placer | Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Deadwood | REE, Iron, Garnet, Zirconium, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Moose City Vicinity | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Moose Creek Deposit # 1 | REE, Titanium, Iron, Gold, Garnet, Zirconium | Prospect | ||
| Moose Mountain Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Cedars - Kelly Creek Sand Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sand | |
| Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sandstone | |
| Cedars - Kelly Creek Sandstone Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | Sandstone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Cedars | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cayuse Junction | 18.7 miles | 13 | |
| Isabella Landing | 27.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bingo Creek Landing | 33.4 miles | 10 | |
| Headquarters | 38.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cardiff | 40.1 miles | 14 | |
| Hollywood | 41.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pierce | 41.9 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553388 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400003. 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.








