Plummer Junction, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Plummer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83851. The Survey maps it on the Chatcolet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Plummer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Plummer SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Chatcolet quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
123 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 123 fires within 5 miles of Plummer Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 509 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 46 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | HIKE IN THE PARK |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 acres | St. Joe Area Office | CLIFF |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | AGENCY27 |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | PLUMMER/FAIRFIELD |
| 26 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIXSON |
| 22 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | DUMP |
| 19 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | MAHONEY |
| 19 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Northern Idaho Agency | ALLOT578 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Plummer Junction: 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quarry | Stone | Occurrence | ||
| Ellis Pit | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| State Pit Bw 84 5 | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Plummer Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plummer | 1.1 miles | 8 | |
| Pedee | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hawleys Landing | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Chatcolet | 6.0 miles | 9 | |
| Rocky Point | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Mowry | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Benewah | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Silvertip Landing | 9.5 miles | 9 |
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 Q122552020 | The 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 397052. 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.





