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Musselshell, Idaho

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83553. It stands on Musselshell Meadows. The Survey maps it on the Musselshell quadrangle.

Musselshell within Clearwater County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 10 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

116 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Musselshell between 1992 and 2019, burning about 870 acres in total. 98 started naturally. 3 were 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
Natural98
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism3
Recreation and ceremony3
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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
9 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsBAT CREEK
9 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRIDGE APART
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National Forestsnot named
9 September 1992Arson/incendiarismunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National Forestsnot named
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsAUSTIN
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsSIBERIA
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsDUTCHMEN
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsHOLLAND

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clearwater County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Musselshell: 7 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, REE, Thorium, REE, Thorium. 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
Allgood ProspectBerylliumOccurrenceAquamarine
Jim Brown CreekREE, Zirconium, Titanium, Iron, GarnetUnknown
Musselshell Creek PlacerGold, REE, Thorium, Titanium, Zirconium, GarnetPast ProducerPlacer
R W Beck DepositClayUnknown
Eldo Placer ClaimsThorium, REEOccurrence
Musselshell PlacerGold, REE, ThoriumPast ProducerPlacer
Musselshell PlacersThorium, GoldProspect
Dutchman Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Gold Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Lolo Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer

Every working recorded in Clearwater 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
Peterson Corners3.1 miles10
Cardiff Mill8.3 miles10
Judge Town8.6 miles10
Oro Fino (historical)9.1 miles10
Jacobson9.5 miles10
Pierce9.7 miles10
Weippe10.4 miles10
Johnsons Mill10.4 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396939. 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.