Mud Springs, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83530. It lies near The Narrows. The Survey maps it on the Center Star Mountain quadrangle.
On record in Mud Springs
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Elk City Wagon Road-Vicory Gulch-Smith Grade Segmentlisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1931 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1934 USGS Buffalo Hump quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Center Star Mtn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Center Star Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
110 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 110 fires within 5 miles of Mud Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 104 acres in total. 103 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 | 103 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Natural | 75 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BIG ELK |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | STAR |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | RABBIT |
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | NUGGET TRAIL |
| 28 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SNOW |
| 22 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BENNETT |
| 9 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BIG ELK |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | ELK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 40 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 40 workings within 5 miles of Mud Springs: 25 past producers, 11 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma Placer | Gold, REE, Titanium, Garnet | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Anaconda | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Center Star Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Golden Age Prospect | Gold, Lead, Silver, Thorium, Uranium | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Iron Crown Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| New York Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Iron, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1900, 1915 | |
| Old Montana Placer | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | Placer | |
| South Fork Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Tenmile District | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | QUARTZ - SULFIDE VEINS | |
| Tenmile District | Gold, Silver | Producer | FISSURE VEINS, PLACER |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newsome | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Fall Creek | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Old Golden | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| York | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Elk City | 8.3 miles | 11 | |
| Orogrande | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gold Point | 11.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396935. 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.






