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Webb, Idaho

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Osburn-Wallace census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83873. It lies near Dexter Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Wallace quadrangle.

Webb within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 17 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

61 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 61 fires within 5 miles of Webb between 1993 and 2020, burning about 33 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 3 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
Natural23
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Recreation and ceremony11
Fireworks3
Arson/incendiarism3
Misuse of fire by a minor3
Debris and open burning2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeROCK CREEK
6 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
5 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
26 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMOUNT PULASKI
2 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsNUCKOLS GULCH
2 September 1994Naturalunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeREVENUEGUL
18 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestDUDLEY
17 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCataldo Area OfficeREVENUE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 201 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 201 workings within 5 miles of Webb: 65 occurrences, 64 past producers, 44 prospects, 21 producers. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Lead, 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
Allied ProspectSilver, Gold, LeadProspect1967
ArgentineSilver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Benton MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Mercury, AntimonyPast ProducerVein
Caladay MineSilver, Copper, Zinc, LeadOccurrence
Canyon Silver MineSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Castle Rock MineCopper, Gold, SilverPast Producer
Cincinnati MineSilver, Lead, CopperProspect
Coeur D'Alene DistrictGold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead, Silver, Copper, CadmiumProducer1878, 1884
Coeur MineSilver, Antimony, Copper, Zinc, Lead, GoldPast Producer1885, 1892, 1998
East Coeur D'Alene DistrictZinc, Lead, Copper, SilverOccurrence

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
Woodland Park0.6 miles17
Gentry1.0 miles17
McCarthy1.0 miles17
Blackcloud1.3 miles18
Golconda1.4 miles17
Bunn1.6 miles18
Stull1.8 miles17
Gem1.9 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398328. 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.