Sweeney, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Kellogg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83868. It lies near Government Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Kellogg West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 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 Kellogg West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Kellogg West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
106 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 106 fires within 5 miles of Sweeney between 1992 and 2020, burning about 231 acres in total. 43 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 43 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WET HAT |
| 28 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BURNING RUBBER |
| 25 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LYNCH GULCH |
| 22 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PAGE |
| 21 September 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEAR CR MILL |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | E FORK FRENCH GULCH |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BEAR CREEK |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | FUBAR 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 116 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 116 workings within 5 miles of Sweeney: 47 past producers, 24 occurrences, 20 prospects, 17 producers. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alhambra Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Amy-Matchlees Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Benewah-Shoshone Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Big Eight Prospect | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Antimony, Gold, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Black Hawk Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Bobby Anderson Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Bunker Hill Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Uranium, Antimony, Cadmium, Cobalt | Past Producer | 1885, 1886, 1991 | |
| Carbonate | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Producer | Vein | |
| Coeur D'Alene Big Creek | Silver, Copper, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Crescent Mine | Silver, Antimony, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1886, 1906, 1986 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smelter Heights | 0.5 miles | 19 | |
| Bradley | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Smelterville | 0.7 miles | 14 | |
| Page | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Wardner | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Kellogg | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pine Creek | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Pinehurst | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397230. 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.







