Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
“Gold Point Mill, located is on United States Forest Service Road 222 near Elk City in Idaho County, Idaho. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.”
Wikipedia article Gold Point Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 42 National Register listings published here for Idaho County · listed in 2000 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Gold Point Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 38 acres in total. 68 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 68 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | GALENA |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWIMMING HOLE |
| 17 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BLUE |
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SIEGEL |
| 14 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | RIBBON |
| 10 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SEAGULL |
| 1 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | FRENCH BOYZ |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | BLANCO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 72 workings within 5 miles of Gold Point Mill: 38 past producers, 26 occurrences, 4 prospects, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Zinc, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta Prospect | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Allamance Mine | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| American Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Tellurium, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1897, 1903 | |
| Buster Mine | Gold, Copper, Tellurium, Silver | Past Producer | 1870 | |
| Deadwood Canyon | Antimony, Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Elk City District | Silver, Gold | Producer | PLACER, QUARTZ LENS, FISSURE VEIN | |
| Elk City District | Gold, REE, Mercury, Platinum, Uranium, Niobium (Columbium) | Producer | 1861 | |
| Hercules Prospect | Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver | Prospect | 1903 | |
| Mary K Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Red River Placers | Gold, Zirconium, Silver, REE | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Elk City, the town this property stands in, in 8 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 6 hail, 2 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk City | - | Strong winds damaged trees which led to a power outage in the Elk City area. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| July 2004 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Elk City | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 00000792 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Idaho County | All 42 listed properties in this county. |
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