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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.

Rudo within Clearwater County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

85 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural64
Missing data/not specified/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning4
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks1
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
8 September 2014Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresNez Perce TribeCASCADE SLASH
4 September 2010Natural2.0 acresClearwater Potlatch Timber Protective AssociationFORD'S CREEK
3 September 2002Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsBANDMILL
2 September 2011Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsGOLDEN COBRA
18 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsROLLOVER
16 September 2001Natural1.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsCOOPER SDL
16 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRAINY CR
15 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsNEW RAGEMONT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Clearwater County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cow Creek PlacerGoldPast ProducerPlacer
Cow Creek QuarryStonePast Producer
Orofino Creek Anthophyllite OccurrenceAsbestosOccurrenceMetamorphic
Sewell Lime Company QuarryLimestone, General, Limestone, High CalciumPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Clearwater 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
Cully Moores3.1 miles14
Cooper3.7 miles11
Cow Creek4.2 miles10
Omill4.5 miles10
Slocum4.6 miles11
Haley4.6 miles10
Johnsons Mill6.6 miles10
Poorman6.7 miles14

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.