Poorman, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It stands on Poorman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Whiskey Butte quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS Washington Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Whiskey Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Whiskey Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Poorman between 1992 and 2019, burning about 19 acres in total. 55 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 55 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOTTOM DIVIDE |
| 26 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PIERCE POWER LINE |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MCCAULY CREEK |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEST DIVIDE |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH DIVIDE |
| 2 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PORTERS CAMP |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DEMOCRAT RIDGE |
| 17 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BECK FIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Poorman: 10 unknowns, 8 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Beryllium, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cow Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Musselshell Pit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Pierce City District | Gold, Mercury, Titanium, Iron, Platinum | Producer | 1860 | |
| American Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Woodchuck Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| New Occurrence | Beryllium | Unknown | ||
| Pierce Divide Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| Placer Creek Beryl Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Boggs Gulch Placers | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Boise Quartz | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haley | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Omill | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Cow Creek | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Jaype | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hollywood | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Pierce | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Oro Fino (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Judge Town | 5.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 394935. 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.










