Tramway, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83536. The Survey maps it on the Woodland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Woodland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Woodland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Tramway between 1992 and 2019, burning about 62,523 acres in total. 63 started naturally. 4 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 | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | ALMOST HEAVEN |
| 8 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOLO CREEK |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | CARROT RIDGE 2 |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | 38 SPECIAL |
| 29 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WOODLAND |
| 26 September 2012 | Fireworks | 584 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | FLYING B |
| 24 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | TRAM 61 |
| 2 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | ALMOST HEAVEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Tramway: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Gold, Copper, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburg Group | Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Trimetallic Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tramway in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tramway | $10,000 | A spotter reported a pine tree with a diameter of 2.5 feet snapped in half from the strong wind. They estimated the wind gust to be 60 mph. Also power was reported out for 13 hours. |
| September 2025 | Hail | Tramway | - | A hail size of one inch in diameter was reported 3 miles north-northwest of Kamiah by a trained spotter. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tramway | - | Law enforcement reported golf ball sized hail in the Kamiah city limits. |
| July 2010 | Hail | Tramway | - | A trained spotter reported golf ball sized hail with some larger pieces in the mix east of Kamiah. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pardee | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Pardee Corner | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Harrisburg | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| East Kamiah | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Caribel | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Winona | 10.5 miles | 10 | |
| Dryden | 11.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398257. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





