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Orogrande, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83525. It stands on Quartz Creek. The Survey maps it on the Orogrande quadrangle.

Orogrande within Idaho County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

68 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Orogrande between 1992 and 2019, burning about 284 acres in total. 66 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
Natural66
Other causes1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 2006Other causesunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsTWIN BUTTE
7 September 2006Natural28 acresNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsBAKER
7 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsHAYSTACK
30 September 2001Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsWILLIAMS CREEK
25 September 2001Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsSIX MILE
13 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsBADGER
13 September 2006Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsHOGG
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreNez Perce - Clearwater National ForestsFOUR-SIX MILE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Idaho County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Orogrande: 24 past producers, 6 prospects, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bullion MineSilver, Gold, Copper, LeadPast ProducerVein
Butte & Orogrande MineSilver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1902
Diamond Hitch ProspectGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Gnome MineGold, Lead, Copper, SilverPast Producer1932
Grangeville ProspectGold, Silver, LeadPast Producer1892
Homestake MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer1897, 1898
Mt Vernon DredgeTungstenOccurrence
North Hill MineGold, Beryllium, SulfidesPast Producer1897
Orogrande DistrictGold, Silver, CopperProducerDISSEMINATED, PLACER
Petsite MineGold, Copper, Lead, TungstenPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Molybdenite, Scheelite, Tetradymite, Wolframite

Every working recorded in Idaho 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
Old Golden8.2 miles13
Gibler8.5 miles10
Leprouse8.5 miles10
Calendar8.7 miles13
Fall Creek9.4 miles13
Gold Point9.6 miles11
Lightfoot9.7 miles10
Elk City10.1 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396987. 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.