BlockSteamboat, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Murray census division. It stands on Eighty Day Creek. The Survey maps it on the Steamboat Creek quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1909 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Kellogg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Steamboat Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Steamboat Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Steamboat (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,353 acres in total. 47 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPRING CREEK |
| 27 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BLACK COUGAR |
| 21 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | COAL CREEK |
| 18 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NO NAME CREEK |
| 14 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CAN |
| 13 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | LOWER LINFOR |
| 11 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LIGHTNER |
| 10 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SILVER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Steamboat (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson (historical) | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Linfor | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bradley | 9.0 miles | 19 | |
| Prichard | 9.0 miles | 18 | |
| Smelterville | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Sweeney | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Smelter Heights | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Kellogg | 9.6 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399356. 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.