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Nuckols, Idaho

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Osburn-Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83867. It lies near Dago Peak. The Survey maps it on the Osburn quadrangle.

Nuckols within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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

78 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Nuckols between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 2 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
Natural41
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Recreation and ceremony12
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks2
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Equipment and vehicle use2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeROCK CREEK
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
6 September 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestFISH DECK
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
26 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOUNT PULASKI
2 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsNUCKOLS GULCH
2 September 1994Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeREVENUEGUL
18 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 169 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 169 workings within 5 miles of Nuckols: 63 past producers, 43 occurrences, 32 prospects, 21 producers. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Silver, Lead, Lead, Zinc, Lead. 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
ArgentineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Blue Grouse MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Bonanza Gold ProspectSilver, GoldProspectVein
Caladay MineSilver, Copper, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Caladay MineSilver, Copper, GoldProducer1969
California MineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer1885, 1902
Capital Silver ProspectSilver, Zinc, Lead, CopperOccurrenceVein
Castle Rock MineCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Coeur D'Alene DistrictGold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead, Silver, Copper, CadmiumProducer1878, 1884
Coeur D'Alene MinesCopper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Uranium, CobaltProducerVein

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Silverton2.0 miles17
Blackcloud2.0 miles18
Bunn2.1 miles18
McCarthy2.3 miles17
Ferguson2.9 miles18
Woodland Park3.0 miles17
Wallace3.1 miles17
Webb3.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400537. 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.