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Pearl, Idaho

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sweet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83617. It lies near Prospect Peak. The Survey maps it on the Pearl quadrangle.

Pearl within Gem County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

26 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Pearl between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,729 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use1
Debris and open burning1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Recreation and ceremony1

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
3 September 1995Natural1.0 acresBoise DistrictBIG GULCH
25 September 1996Railroad operations and maintenance490 acresBoise DistrictJOHNSON CR
22 September 2020Firearms and explosives use37 acresBoise DistrictSCHILL
22 September 2005Power generation/transmission/distribution8.0 acresBoise DistrictBEAN RANCH
8 August 1992Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresBoise DistrictJACKASS
5 August 1995Power generation/transmission/distribution720 acresBoise DistrictPEARL
3 August 2017Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresBoise DistrictJOHNNY
15 August 2001Natural1,366 acresBoise DistrictSOUTH SPRN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Gem County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 65 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 65 workings within 5 miles of Pearl: 32 past producers, 20 occurrences, 8 unknowns, 4 prospects. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Zinc, 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
Claggett ProspectAntimony, GoldOccurrence
Dewey MineGold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Double Eagle MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast ProducerUnderground
Emmett MineGold, Zinc, Lead, ArsenicPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Florence MineGold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, CopperPast ProducerVein
Friday MineGold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
Gem State Consolidated Mines Inc.Lead, Zinc, Silver, GoldProspectSphalerite
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Hall's ClaimGold, Silver, AntimonyPast Producer

Every working recorded in Gem 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
Marsh (historical)4.5 miles15
Montour4.8 miles15
Aikman (historical)5.4 miles15
Plaza7.2 miles15
Sweet8.1 miles15
Black Canyon8.2 miles15
Emmett9.7 miles15
Cold House11.4 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397016. 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.