BlockOlsons, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It stands on Wisdom Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sherlock Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1918 USGS St Regis quadrangle1:125000
- 1919 USGS St. Regis quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Illinois Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Sherlock Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Sherlock Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
42 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Olsons between 1994 and 2020, burning about 487 acres in total. 37 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 | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | ILLINIOS PEAK |
| 13 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | NO SWEAT |
| 13 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | GRAVES PEAK |
| 1 September 1998 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Lolo National Forest | CEDAR CREEK |
| 9 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MEDICINE CR #25 |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WISDOM |
| 5 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Lolo National Forest | LITTLE OREGON LAKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Olsons: 9 prospects, 8 past producers, 5 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Group Barite Mine | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Clearwater Gold and Copper Prospect | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite | |
| Gildersleeve Mine | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Gildersleeve Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | ||
| Medicine Creek Prospect | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Monumental Ridge | Kyanite, Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| North Fork Claims | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| North Fork Claims 1, 2 & 3 | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Skyline Mine | Silica | Prospect | ||
| California Creek Prospect | Copper, Gold | Prospect |
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.
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 Q122567345 | 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 399166. 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.