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Petersons Crossing, Idaho

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 97910. It stands on Little Jackson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Swisher Mountain quadrangle.

Petersons Crossing within Owyhee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

6 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Petersons Crossing between 2004 and 2017, burning about 289,281 acres in total. 6 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
Natural6

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
8 September 2017Naturalunder an acreBoise DistrictSLAUGHTERHOUSE
6 September 2006Natural2.0 acresBoise DistrictSPANISH
22 August 2013Natural24 acresBoise DistrictCOW
21 August 2006Natural6,074 acresBoise DistrictCHUBBY SPAIN
10 August 2015Natural283,180 acresBoise DistrictSODA
26 July 2004Natural1.0 acresBoise DistrictHAWKS NEST

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Owyhee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Petersons Crossing: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold, Lead. 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
Berg MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast ProducerVein
Delamar District-IdahoGold, SilverProducerFRACTURE FILLING
Monarca MineSilver, Lead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Silver Burg MineGold, Copper, Zinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Sunnyside MineGold, Silver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
BergLead, SilverPast Producer
Bergh-Sunnyside GroupLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
MonarcaLead, Silver, GoldPast Producer
Twin Peaks ProspectsSilver, GoldOccurrenceVein
Breccia Zone Silver OccurrenceSilverOccurrenceArgentite

Every working recorded in Owyhee 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
Democrat5.7 miles14
De Lamar7.2 miles14
Slacks Corner7.7 miles13
Dewey8.3 miles14
Reynolds8.9 miles13
Telegraph Hill10.1 miles13
Silver City10.5 miles13
Empire City (historical)13.3 miles10

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 Q122597010The 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 397988. 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.