BlockSherwin, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Deary-Bovill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83806. It stands on Lamb Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bechtel Butte 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Bovill quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Bechtel Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Bechtel Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Sherwin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 1 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 | 42 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOVILL HIGHWAY |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LITTLE EAST FK 18 |
| 6 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SHERWIN PT. 20 |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | EAST FORK EMERALD CK |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | EMERALD BUTTE 6 |
| 18 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | EMERALD BUTTE 7 |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LAGUNA CR |
| 5 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Sherwin: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Garnet, Mica, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobs Creek Mica Occurrence | Mica | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Feather Creek Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | 1880 | |
| Idaho Garnet Abrasive Placer | Garnet, Kyanite | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Emerald Creek Garnet Occurrence | Garnet | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Idaho Garnet Abrasive | Garnet | Past Producer | ||
| Sherwin Garnet Placer | Garnet | Occurrence | Placer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397156. 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.