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Shiloh, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the South and West Boundary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83847. The Survey maps it on the Naples quadrangle.

Shiloh within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

140 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 140 fires within 5 miles of Shiloh between 1992 and 2020, burning about 216 acres in total. 34 started naturally. 10 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
Debris and open burning44
Natural34
Recreation and ceremony17
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Arson/incendiarism10
Railroad operations and maintenance7
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Smoking4
Fireworks2
Equipment and vehicle use2

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 2009Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsHOT FOOT
9 September 2003Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsELK HOLLOW
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestSANDY BEAVER
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsLONELY PINE
5 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsKABLOOM
4 September 2003Smokingunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMUTINY POINT
3 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSARDINE
26 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPLEASANT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Shiloh: 6 unknowns, 5 occurrences, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Uranium, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Lead, Gold, 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
Bald EagleBismuth, GoldUnknown
Davis PropertySilver, Lead, Gold, CopperOccurrence
Davis Property ProspectCopper, Lead, Gold, SilverOccurrenceVein
Hammond MineZinc, Silver, LeadProspect
Hammond PropertyZinc, LeadOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Unnamed LocationTelluriumProspect
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

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
Naples1.8 miles12
Mc Arthur2.5 miles12
Deep Creek5.4 miles12
Burns5.6 miles12
Moravia7.2 miles12
Schnoors10.4 miles12
Bonners Ferry10.9 miles12
Allens Spur13.6 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400219. 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.