Old Golden, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It stands on Buckhorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Golden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Golden quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elk City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Golden quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
72 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Old Golden between 1992 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 68 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 | 68 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | NEW YORK |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | 28 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BAKER |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | HAYSTACK |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | PROUX |
| 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 |
| 30 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WILLIAMS CREEK |
| 25 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SIX MILE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Old Golden: 27 past producers, 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anaconda | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Buckhorn Deposit | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Buffalo-Idaho Mine | Gold, Sulfides | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Center Star Mine | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1907 | |
| Coeur d'Alene Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Gilt Edge Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1908, 1913 | |
| Lone Pine Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1907, 1916 | |
| New York Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Iron, Molybdenum, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1900, 1915 | |
| North Hill Mine | Gold, Beryllium, Sulfides | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Tenmile District | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence | QUARTZ - SULFIDE VEINS |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Golden | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mud Springs | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Orogrande | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Newsome | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Calendar | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Elk City | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| York | 12.4 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 Q122543776 | 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 396980. 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.






