Omill, 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 stands on Olson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weippe North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Weippe quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Weippe North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Weippe North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Omill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 17 acres in total. 58 started naturally. 1 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 | 58 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOTTOM DIVIDE |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MCCAULY CREEK |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEST DIVIDE |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH DIVIDE |
| 2 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PORTERS CAMP |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROLLOVER |
| 17 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BECK FIELD |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RAINY CR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Omill: 8 unknowns, 6 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Beryllium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Orofino Creek Anthophyllite Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| American Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Woodchuck Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| New Occurrence | Beryllium | Unknown | ||
| Pierce Divide Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| Placer Creek Beryl Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haley | 0.1 miles | 10 | |
| Cow Creek | 0.4 miles | 10 | |
| Poorman | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cully Moores | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rudo | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Johnsons Mill | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Jaype | 5.7 miles | 14 | |
| Slocum | 6.4 miles | 11 |
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 Q122548289 | 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 400023. 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.







