Pearson, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83802. It stands on Loop Creek. The Survey maps it on the Shefoot Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1914 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1917 USGS Avery quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Saltese quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Shefoot Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Wallace quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Shefoot Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Pearson between 1992 and 2015, burning about 28 acres in total. 23 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 | 23 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TURKEY |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CEDAR MTN |
| 16 September 2009 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WONDERFUL |
| 13 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MOSS CREEK |
| 1 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WONDERFUL TRAIL |
| 9 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BLUEBIRD 31 |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 6 August 2004 | Natural | 6.9 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | WONDERFUL CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Pearson: 16 occurrences, 3 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Elk | Gold, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Big Elk Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver | |
| Fourth of July Silver Prospect | Lead, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Fourth of July Silver Prospect | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Mountain Project | Lead, Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Silver Shadow Group | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Taylor Copper Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| North Star Prospect | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | 1896 | |
| Shoshone Silver Prospect | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Champion Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Malachite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bogle | 0.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kyle (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Falcon | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Roland | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Stetson | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Bullion (historical) | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Adair | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Borax (historical) | 6.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 388310. 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.







