BlockSteamboat Rocks, Idaho
11 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 West Elk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cathedral Peak 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.
- 1909 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Cataldo quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cathedral Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Cathedral Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
24 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Steamboat Rocks between 1994 and 2020, burning about 9 acres in total. 22 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 | 22 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MAC CREEK |
| 13 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SHO CR |
| 10 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SHOSHONE PK WEST |
| 7 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LITTLE INDEPENDENCE |
| 6 August 1994 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | INDEPENDENCE CREEK |
| 22 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SHOSHONE PEAK |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CINNAMON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Steamboat Rocks: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock City Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steamboat (historical) | 16.5 miles | 13 | |
| Nelson (historical) | 18.1 miles | 18 | |
| Prichard | 19.5 miles | 18 | |
| Eagle | 21.7 miles | 18 | |
| Linfor | 21.9 miles | 14 | |
| Delta | 23.3 miles | 18 | |
| Thiard | 23.7 miles | 18 | |
| Murray | 24.4 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122590877 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397209. 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.