Renfrew, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the St. Maries census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83866. It stands on Sheep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Santa 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
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Fernwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Santa quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Santa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
73 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Renfrew between 1992 and 2020, burning about 113 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 4 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 | 23 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | St. Joe Area Office | LAST |
| 6 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | PETERSON |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CROSBY 2 |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 28 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TRAM CREEK |
| 26 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOLDIER CREEK |
| 25 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TYSON CREEK |
| 18 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RENFRO ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Renfrew: 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benewah Shoshone Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Fernwood Mill | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Fernwood Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Ifi Fernwood Pit | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Tyson Placer | Gold, Tellurium | Producer | Gold | |
| Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| White Elephant Mine | Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Tyson Creek Station | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Wayland | 2.4 miles | 9 | |
| Fernwood | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Mashburn | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Flat Creek | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Cardwell | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rover | 8.4 miles | 10 |
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 Q7313154 | 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 376176. 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.





