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Morton, Idaho

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83860. It stands on Morton Slough. The Survey maps it on the Morton quadrangle.

Morton within Bonner County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 17 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

104 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Morton between 1992 and 2019, burning about 123 acres in total. 37 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
Natural37
Debris and open burning30
Missing data/not specified/undetermined15
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Smoking4
Fireworks1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
28 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPOS 033 MUSKRAT
27 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsWRENCOE
24 September 1999Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsGUN CLUB
23 September 1992Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRED LIGHTNING
21 September 1994Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsM-3
20 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeROCKY TOP
13 September 2012Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsANSELMO
13 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsOLD SAW MILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bonner County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Morton: 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Brand S Laclede PitStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Bonner 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
Wrencoe2.0 miles17
Riverside (historical)3.7 miles16
Laclede4.0 miles16
Seneacquoteen4.8 miles16
Sawyer5.2 miles16
Dover5.5 miles17
Dufort5.6 miles18
Westmond6.3 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396928. 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.