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Ritz, Idaho

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Bane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ritz quadrangle.

Ritz within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

98 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 98 fires within 5 miles of Ritz between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 30 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
Natural30
Debris and open burning30
Recreation and ceremony11
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

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
9 September 2005Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsJUNKYARD WARS
6 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPOWERLINE
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsALPACA
30 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsROCK CREEK
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOONSHADOW
3 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCRAWFISH
13 September 1996Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSMITH-TEMPLEMAN
1 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTHREE MILE PILE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ritz: 4 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Lead, Zinc, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Dehlbom PropertyUraniumProspect
Iron Ridge ClaimLead, Zinc, SilverUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Boundary 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
Allens Spur2.7 miles12
Threemile Corner5.0 miles12
Schnoors6.4 miles12
Bonners Ferry6.7 miles12
Copeland8.6 miles13
Moravia9.0 miles12
Crossport9.5 miles12
Moyie Springs10.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398050. 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.