Sinclair, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Moyie Springs census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Round Prairie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Eastport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Eastport quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Sinclair between 1992 and 2019, burning about 37 acres in total. 35 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 | 35 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CAR |
| 3 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BRASS CREEK |
| 2 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | KREIST CREEK |
| 2 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | RUTLEDGE |
| 15 September 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SNYDER CREEK |
| 11 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | HELLROARING |
| 7 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | 2210 |
| 4 August 2003 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | ADDIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Sinclair: 4 prospects, 4 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big T Prospect | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Geneva Claims | Lead, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Queen Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Tilley Mine | Lead, Copper, Gold, Nickel, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | 1952 | |
| Tommy Moran Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Gold, Silver, Sphalerite | |
| Copper Creek | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Copper Falls Prospect | Lead | Occurrence | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Grief | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Addie | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Eastport | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Meadow Creek | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Eileen | 10.6 miles | 12 | |
| Copeland | 11.4 miles | 13 | |
| Moyie Springs | 14.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ritz | 14.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397166. 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.






