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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Wilson Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Wilson Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 114 acres | Boise District | CHINADITCH |
| 6 August 2000 | Firearms and explosives use | 8.0 acres | Boise District | HEMINGWAY |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MAP ROCK |
| 15 August 2012 | Firearms and explosives use | 195 acres | Boise District | CHUALKY |
| 4 July 2004 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Boise District | HEMINGWAY |
| 28 July 2017 | Natural | 135 acres | Boise District | CHAULKY |
| 27 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 275 acres | Boise District | SPROAT |
| 19 July 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | FARNER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Melba | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | ||
| Diatom Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Claim | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Minerals, Inc. Fertilizer Property | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Pumice Occurrence | Pumice | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Reynolds Creek | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Givens Hot Springs | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Guffey | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Murphy | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Reynolds | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Marsing | 15.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sands (historical) | 16.4 miles | 13 | |
| Claytonia | 17.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sinker (historical) | 18.2 miles | 13 |
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.








