Built in 1876. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“The Atlanta Historic District in Atlanta in Elmore County, Idaho, is a 10 acres (4.0 ha) historic district listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Atlanta Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 23 National Register listings published here for Elmore County · listed in 1978 · category: District · built in 1876.
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 34 fires within 5 miles of Atlanta Historic District between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,230 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | POWER PLANT |
| 2 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | GROUSE CR. |
| 18 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | GREYLOCK |
| 1 September 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise National Forest | CHATTANUGA |
| 9 August 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | DALEY |
| 8 August 1999 | Natural | 35 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | GREYLOCK |
| 7 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | SNOW SLIDE |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | ATLANTA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Atlanta Historic District: 22 past producers, 6 prospects, 5 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Claims | Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, Tungsten, Molybdenum, Nickel, Mercury, Antimony, Tin, Bismuth | Prospect | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Boise - Rochester Mine | Silver, Gold, Sulfur | Past Producer | 1869 | |
| Bosie Rochester | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Golden Stinger | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Little Queens Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | 1951 | |
| Minerva Mine | Gold, Silver, Silica, Antimony | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Monarch Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | 1863, 1865 | |
| Tahoma Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Miargyrite, Pyrargyrite | |
| Atlanta District | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Producer | GOLD - QUARTZ VEINS | |
| Buffalo Mine | Silver, Gold | Past Producer | 1864 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Atlanta, the town this property stands in, in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2004: 3 flash flood, 1 wildfire. 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 2004 | Flash Flood | Atlanta | - | Middle Fork Rd closed near Phifer Creek from a mud slide due to heavy rain. |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Atlanta | - | Heavy rain over a recent forest fire burn area caused a flash flood which washed mud and debris into the Boise River and across the roadway near Hot Creek west of Atlanta. Road was closed for several days and needed major repairs. |
| August 2000 | Wildfire | Atlanta | - | A lightning strike ignited the Trail Creek Fire near the city of Atlanta on the 14th of August. The fire smoldered for 3 days before gusty winds exacerbated fire conditions. The Trail Creek Fire eventually burned 34,759 acres, destroyed several remote buildings, the Tolache Gold Mine, and a part-time residence before being contained on the outskirts of the city on August 31st. Damage estimates were not available but suppression costs reached 1.9 million dollars before the fire was contained. |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Atlanta | - | 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Atlanta Ranger Station Historic District | 0.3 miles | 2003 |
| Atlanta Dam and Power Plant | 1.7 miles | 1977 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001059 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Elmore County | All 23 listed properties in this county. |
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