Santa, 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 Renfro Creek. The Survey maps it on the Santa quadrangle. It stands 2,661 feet above sea level.
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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
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Santa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 3 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 | 14 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| 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 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EMIDA PEAK |
| 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 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Santa: 5 past producers, 3 unknowns, 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Santa in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2016: 3 hail, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Santa | $5,000 | A member of the public reported several 50 foot cottonwood trees blown over onto highway 3 between Fernwood and Emerald Creek along with dime sized hail not far from Santa, Idaho. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Santa | - | A federal agency reported water out of bank near Santa, Idaho on the St Maries river and an ice jam. |
| August 2013 | Hail | Santa | - | A weather spotter in Fernwood reported hail one inch in diameter. Time was estimated based on radar. |
| July 1998 | Hail | Santa | - | three quarter inch diameter hail |
| July 2006 | Hail | Santa | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Wayland | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Tyson Creek Station | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Mashburn | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Fernwood | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Flat Creek | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Cardwell | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Rover | 7.7 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.
| Wikipedia article on Santa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7419132 | 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 374904. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





