Rudo, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. It stands on Rudo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rudo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Rudo quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Rudo quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
85 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Rudo between 1992 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. 64 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 | 64 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | CASCADE SLASH |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | FORD'S CREEK |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BANDMILL |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GOLDEN COBRA |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROLLOVER |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | 1.2 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | COOPER SDL |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RAINY CR |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NEW RAGEMONT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Rudo: 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Limestone, High Calcium, Asbestos, 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 Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Cow Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Orofino Creek Anthophyllite Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Sewell Lime Company Quarry | Limestone, General, Limestone, High Calcium | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cully Moores | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cooper | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Cow Creek | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Omill | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Slocum | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Haley | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Johnsons Mill | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Poorman | 6.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398075. 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.





