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Wilson, Idaho

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83641. It stands on Wilson Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wilson Peak quadrangle.

Wilson within Owyhee County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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

19 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Wilson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,832 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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
Debris and open burning6
Missing data/not specified/undetermined5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Firearms and explosives use2
Natural1
Fireworks1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 August 2001Misuse of fire by a minor114 acresBoise DistrictCHINADITCH
6 August 2000Firearms and explosives use8.0 acresBoise DistrictHEMINGWAY
2 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresBoise DistrictMAP ROCK
15 August 2012Firearms and explosives use195 acresBoise DistrictCHUALKY
4 July 2004Fireworks3.0 acresBoise DistrictHEMINGWAY
28 July 2017Natural135 acresBoise DistrictCHAULKY
27 July 2001Equipment and vehicle use275 acresBoise DistrictSPROAT
19 July 1992Debris and open burningunder an acreDeer Flat National Wildlife RefugeFARNER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Owyhee County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 23 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Wilson: 7 occurrences, 7 past producers, 6 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Uranium, Pumice. 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
Cinder PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
MelbaPhosphorus-PhosphatesPast Producer
Cinder DepositVolcanic MaterialsProspect
Diatom ClaimUraniumOccurrenceSedimentary
Diatomite ClaimUraniumUnknown
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomitePast ProducerSedimentary
Minerals, Inc. Fertilizer PropertyVolcanic MaterialsOccurrenceSurface
Pumice OccurrencePumicePast ProducerPumice
Reynolds CreekDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed LocationPumiceUnknown

Every working recorded in Owyhee 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
Givens Hot Springs5.3 miles14
Guffey7.1 miles15
Murphy11.2 miles13
Reynolds12.1 miles13
Marsing15.3 miles13
Sands (historical)16.4 miles13
Claytonia17.1 miles13
Sinker (historical)18.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399717. 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.