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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.

Pearson within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 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

26 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural23
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestTURKEY
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestCEDAR MTN
16 September 2009Natural7.0 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestWONDERFUL
13 September 2004Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMOSS CREEK
1 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestWONDERFUL TRAIL
9 August 1996Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBLUEBIRD 31
7 August 1994Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
6 August 2004Natural6.9 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestWONDERFUL CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Big ElkGold, Silver, CopperOccurrence
Big Elk MineLead, Copper, Gold, SilverProducerChalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
Fourth of July Silver ProspectLead, SilverProspectVein
Fourth of July Silver ProspectLead, SilverOccurrence
Silver Mountain ProjectLead, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Silver Shadow GroupGold, Silver, Lead, Copper, ZincUnknown
Taylor Copper MineCopper, Silver, Gold, Lead, ZincPast Producer
North Star ProspectCopper, SilverOccurrence1896
Shoshone Silver ProspectCopper, SilverOccurrenceVein
Champion ProspectGold, CopperOccurrenceMalachite

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Bogle0.4 miles12
Kyle (historical)2.3 miles12
Falcon2.9 miles12
Roland3.7 miles12
Stetson5.3 miles12
Bullion (historical)6.2 miles17
Adair6.3 miles12
Borax (historical)6.3 miles17

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.