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Wright, Idaho

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It lies in ZIP code area 83801. The Survey maps it on the Athol quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Wright within Kootenai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

115 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 115 fires within 5 miles of Wright (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 226 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 7 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
Debris and open burning44
Missing data/not specified/undetermined22
Natural12
Recreation and ceremony9
Arson/incendiarism7
Misuse of fire by a minor6
Equipment and vehicle use5
Fireworks4
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 2006Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsROCK SPRINGS 2
8 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsWAKENA
7 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsGRANITE HILL
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsARTHUR ROAD
24 September 2012Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCLAGSTONE 22
20 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsALICE CT 09
18 September 2018Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSIMMS LANE
13 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMJ ADVENTURE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wright (historical): 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clagst One PitStonePast Producer
Unnamed LocationSilverOccurrence
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Kootenai 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
Athol2.6 miles16
North Pole5.3 miles16
Belmont6.2 miles16
Corbin Junction6.2 miles16
Spirit Lake7.3 miles16
Chilco8.1 miles17
Silver Beach8.8 miles16
Ramsey9.0 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399523. 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.