BlockRankin Mill, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Council census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83654. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the He Devil quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1922 USGS He Devil quadrangle1:48000
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS He Devil quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS He Devil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS He Devil quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Rankin Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 12,563 acres in total. 39 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 | 39 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2014 | Natural | 3,624 acres | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | FREEZEOUT RIDGE |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | CHAIN SPRINGS |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payette National Forest | COPPER |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | CURREN MTN. |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | BRIAN |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FRIDAY THE 13TH |
| 10 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Wallowa-Whitman National Forest | EMERALD |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | COPPER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Rankin Mill: 10 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Copper, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Eagle Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Curren Mountain Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Holbrook | Silver, Gold, Tellurium | Prospect | ||
| Holbrook Saddle Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Mayflower Group | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Anchor Creek | Copper | Prospect | ||
| McCrea Creek Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Stevens Saddle Prospect | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Monument Peak Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Pactolian Gulch Prospect | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect |
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.
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 Q122548401 | 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 397083. 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.