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Sunset, Idaho

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Murray census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It stands on Sunset Peak. The Survey maps it on the Burke quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Sunset within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

73 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 73 fires within 5 miles of Sunset (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 281 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 2 were 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
Natural45
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Recreation and ceremony9
Equipment and vehicle use3
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 2006Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMONARCH
8 September 2006Natural155 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestREVETT
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
18 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestMOONSHINE RIDGE
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestGRANITE 25
18 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestSULLIVAN 24
17 September 1998Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTIGER PEAK 1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 227 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 227 workings within 5 miles of Sunset (historical): 89 past producers, 56 occurrences, 41 prospects, 24 unknowns. 17 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Lead, Silver, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Benton MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Mercury, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Blue Sky MineSilver, Lead, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Champion Gold and Silver MineZinc, Silver, Copper, LeadProducer
East Coeur D'Alene RegionLead, Silver, Zinc, Antimony, Gold, CopperProducer
Gertie MineCopper, Lead, Zinc, SilverOccurrenceVein
Giant Ledge MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Gold Back ProspectCopper, Lead, Silver, Zinc, GoldPast Producer
Gold Coin MineGold, Lead, Copper, TungstenPast ProducerGold, Scheelite
Gold Coin MineGold, Tungsten, Lead, CopperUnknown
Golden Chest MineGold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, TungstenPast Producer1883, 1885, 1974

Every working recorded in Shoshone County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Burke3.0 miles19
Cornwall3.0 miles19
Mace3.1 miles19
Black Bear3.3 miles19
Carbon Center3.5 miles18
Frisco3.7 miles19
Gem4.1 miles19
Murray4.6 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399202. 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.