Stibnite, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Stibnite census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83677. It stands on Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Stibnite quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1937 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Yellow Pine quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Stibnite quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Pistol Creek quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS Stibnite quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Stibnite between 1992 and 2013, burning about 12,162 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SUMMIT |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FIDDLE |
| 7 August 2006 | Natural | 2,650 acres | Payette National Forest | BISHOP CREEK |
| 5 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SUGAR |
| 3 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | ANTIMONY |
| 23 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | MEADOW CREEK |
| 21 August 2008 | Natural | 137 acres | Payette National Forest | PEPPER |
| 18 August 1998 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Payette National Forest | PEPPER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 74 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 74 workings within 5 miles of Stibnite: 40 occurrences, 17 prospects, 11 past producers, 3 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Mercury, Antimony, 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 Chief Claims | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead | Prospect | 1947 | |
| Bonanza | Gold, Silver, Antimony | Prospect | ||
| Copper Mountain Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1960 | |
| Copper Mt. Prospect | Silver, Gold, Copper, Tungsten | Prospect | ||
| Fern | Gold, Mercury, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Garnet Creek Prospect | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Occurrence | ||
| Hennessey Prospect | Antimony, Mercury | Prospect | Vein | |
| Hermes Mine (includes Fern Mine) | Mercury, Arsenic, Antimony | Past Producer | 1902, 1918 | |
| Jerico Claim | Molybdenum, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | 1935 | |
| Jerico Claim | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Abstein Place | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Pine | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Edwardsburg | 15.2 miles | 12 | |
| Big Creek | 15.8 miles | 12 | |
| Landmark | 19.9 miles | 12 | |
| Fritser Ford | 20.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lawman Ford | 20.5 miles | 10 |
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 Q122565131 | 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 398186. 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.








