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Threemile Corner, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. The Survey maps it on the Bonners Ferry quadrangle.

Threemile Corner within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

158 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 158 fires within 5 miles of Threemile Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 268 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 9 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
Natural39
Debris and open burning38
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Recreation and ceremony17
Arson/incendiarism9
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Fireworks5
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking3

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 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRIVERSIDE
9 September 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsFRENCH CONNECTION
5 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsALPACA
30 September 2011Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOONSHADOW
3 September 2006Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCRAWFISH
23 September 2014Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMELVILLE ROAD
23 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTAMARACK
2 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestTOWER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 18 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Threemile Corner: 8 unknowns, 7 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Arsenic, Iron, Sulfides, Stone, Lead. 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
Arsenopyrite VeinArsenic, Iron, SulfidesOccurrence
Iron Ridge ClaimLead, Zinc, SilverUnknown
Pit No 1 Dist No 15 Cow CreekSand and Gravel, Construction, StoneProducer
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Brannon Pit Br-5Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Boundary 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
Bonners Ferry2.9 miles12
Schnoors3.6 miles12
Allens Spur3.6 miles12
Crossport4.6 miles12
Ritz5.0 miles13
Moyie Springs5.9 miles12
Moravia7.1 miles12
Eileen7.9 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397256. 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.