Spink, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the McCall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83638. It stands on Wilhelm Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lake Fork quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Meadows quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Lake Fork quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS McCall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Lake Fork quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
61 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Spink between 1992 and 2019, burning about 66 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | JUGHANDLE 60 |
| 7 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | JUGHANDLE |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOUIE CREEK |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH JUG |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH NORWOOD |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PADDY |
| 24 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BUGEL |
| 24 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BAKER'S DOZEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Spink: 4 occurrences, 3 past producers, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz, Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Placer | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Jacobs Property | Silica | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lake Fork Creek | REE, Zirconium, Iron, Titanium, Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Paddy Flat Placer Deposit | REE, Niobium (Columbium), Tantalum | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Lake Fork County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Fork Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Paddy Flat Placer Deposit | REE | Occurrence | ||
| Valley Rock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Goodenough Prospect | Quartz | Occurrence | 1943 | |
| Goodenough Prospect | Quartz | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norwood | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Fork | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Roseberry | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Donnelly | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Archabal | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Old Fort | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Elo (historical) | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| MacGregor (historical) | 7.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399510. 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.





