Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
“De Lamar is a ghost town in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. Its elevation is 5,463 ft (1,665 m), and it is approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) west of Silver City.”
Wikipedia article De Lamar, Idaho, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 11 National Register listings published here for Owyhee County · listed in 1976 · category: District.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Delamar Historic District between 1997 and 2017, burning about 7,012 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | SLAUGHTERHOUSE |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | SULLIVAN |
| 21 August 2006 | Natural | 6,074 acres | Boise District | CHUBBY SPAIN |
| 13 August 1999 | Natural | 212 acres | Boise District | HINKE |
| 26 July 2004 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HAWKS NEST |
| 9 October 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | DELAMAR RD |
| 19 October 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 294 acres | Boise District | MOSS |
| 17 October 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 307 acres | Boise District | RA 1 OWYHEE CO |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 69 workings within 5 miles of Delamar Historic District: 38 past producers, 16 unknowns, 9 occurrences, 4 prospects. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Jack-Trade Dollar Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Mercury | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Soda Spring | Tin | Unknown | ||
| DeLamar Mining Co., Sommercamp Adit No. 2 | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1863 | |
| Henrietta Mine | Silver, Gold, Antimony | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Copper Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Copper Occurrence | Copper | Unknown | ||
| Sidney Property | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | Vein | |
| Delamar Millsite | Mercury | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Rock Placers | Gold, Mercury | Unknown | ||
| Wagontown Mercury Prospect | Mercury | Occurrence | Vein |
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.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Silver City Historic District | 6.3 miles | 1972 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 76000679 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Owyhee County | All 11 listed properties in this county. |
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