Mineral County, Montana

67 topographic sheets cover 31 settlements here, and 19 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

19 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Montana within the United States

Mineral County within Montana

What the record shows

320 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
19 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 10 buildings, 5 structures and 4 districts.
1 of the 19 listings was added during the 1970s.
The Geographic Names Information System records 32 populated places in this county; 31 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Property	Type	Listed	Reference
Alberton School	building	1997	96001599
Bestwick's Market	building	1997	96001600
Brinks House	building	1997	96001601
Chadwick House	building	1997	96001602
DeBorgia Schoolhouse	building	1979	79001405
Gildersleeve Mine	district	2002	02000723
Methodist Church of Alberton	building	1997	96001604
Natural Pier Bridge	structure	2010	09001182
Point of Rocks Historic Transportaion Corridor	district	2009	09000683
Railroad Depot	building	1997	96001603
Savenac Nursery Historic District	district	1999	99000988
Scenic Bridge	structure	2010	09001183
St. Regis Airway Beacon	structure	2021	100007145
St. Regis Airway Beacon	structure	2021	100007145
St. Regis Airway Beacon	structure	2021	100007145
Superior School	building	1997	97000253
Swanson Homestead	district	2022	100008425
Thorn House	building	1997	96001605
Wilson House	building	1997	96001606

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

1,510 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 1,510 of them, burning about 119,922 acres. 934 started naturally and 12 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause	Fires
Natural	934
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	147
Debris and open burning	122
Recreation and ceremony	117
Equipment and vehicle use	57
Railroad operations and maintenance	49
Power generation/transmission/distribution	29
Smoking	15
Fireworks	14
Arson/incendiarism	12
Misuse of fire by a minor	8
Other causes	6

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

Date	Cause	Size	Reported by	Name on the report
10 August 2003	Natural	33,948 acres	Lolo National Forest	THOMPSON CREEK
16 July 2017	Natural	26,310 acres	Lolo National Forest	SUNRISE
14 August 2015	Natural	13,351 acres	Lolo National Forest	WEST FORK FISH CREEK
3 August 2000	Natural	10,000 acres	Lolo National Forest	FLAT FIRE
4 August 2005	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	9,082 acres	Lolo National Forest	TARKIO
14 July 2013	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6,282 acres	Lolo National Forest	WEST MULLAN
11 August 2000	Natural	5,730 acres	Lolo National Forest	LANDOWNER MNT
6 August 2005	Natural	3,200 acres	Lolo National Forest	PROSPECT

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1970 to 2025

41 of 41 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 41 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 1 injury and about $4,408,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event	Reports
Thunderstorm Wind	17
Hail	14
Heavy Rain	4
Flood	3
Wildfire	2
Flash Flood	1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

When	Event	Place named	Harm	What the report says
July 2002	Thunderstorm Wind	St Regis	1 hurt, $360,000	no account filed
December 2025	Flood	Lookout	$4,000,000	Heavy rain in the mountains caused flooding and significant erosion of forest service roads in western Mineral County. In the Superior Ranger District, the Deer Creek Bridge was compromised as the St. Regis River eroded the north bank, severely damaging the surrounding roadbed. Further west, reports from the Ward Creek drainage (National Forest Service Road 889) confirmed a complete washout, forcing the closure of a 7-mile stretch from Milepost 4.5 to 11.9. A hunter driving out of the mountains along Big Creek reported driving through feet of water at times and encountering falling trees that blocked the road. A plugged pipe at Milepost 1.5 up the East Fork of Big Creek caused the road to be completely covered with rock and debris.
June 2016	Hail	Saltese	$20,000	A business in Saltese, MT reported quarter or larger size hail. Winds blew down some tree limbs, and the hail dented cars. The worst part of the storm lasted about 15 minutes.
May 2018	Thunderstorm Wind	Alberton	$15,000	Strong winds caused several Ponderosa pine trees to be uprooted. These trees damaged a well house and an all-terrain vehicle.
July 2024	Thunderstorm Wind	Rivulet	$5,000	Frenchtown Rural Fire District rpeorted a structure fire after a pine tree crashed onto a power line in Alberton, causing the lines to arc. The Mineral County Disaster and Emergency Services reported that its phone lines were down. The severe winds of the derecho clipped the southeastern third of Mineral County.
June 2021	Thunderstorm Wind	Cobden	$5,000	Outflow winds from nearby thunderstorms knocked down 20 to 25 mature trees and blew siding off an outbuilding.
August 2015	Thunderstorm Wind	Borax	$2,000	A strong thunderstorm unleashed a small microburst that caused hundreds of trees to either snap in half or blow over at the Denna Mora Rest Area on Interstate 90 east of Lookout Pass. Two large fir and spruce trees with diameters up to 3 feet wide fell onto the eastbound lanes just to the northwest of the rest area obstructing the road at night. Approximately an hour later around 10 pm MDT, several vehicles hit the trees causing car damage, injuries and one fatality. A 21 year old male died after his vehicle collided with the topmost of the crisscrossed trees.
May 2015	Hail	Bryson	$1,000	An NWS Employee experienced torrential rainfall and 0.50 inch hail while driving on I-90. The hail lasted 5 min, and rain rates were so high cars on the 75 mph interstate slowed to around 25 mph for a few minutes due to reduced visibility. A nearby RAWS weather station reported 0.55 inches of rain from the storm shortly before it crossed I-90.
August 2019	Hail	St Regis	-	Besides the golf ball-sized hail, the storm produced torrential rain which caused motorists to pull off to the side of Interstate 90.
August 2019	Hail	St Regis	-	Two different reports of golf ball-sized hail in the St. Regis area.
March 2017	Flood	St Regis	-	The St. Regis River at St. Regis peaked at the minor flood stage of 8.06 feet.
February 2017	Heavy Rain	St Regis	-	Ponding water up to 3 feet deep near Saltese, MT on I-90 lead the Montana Dept. of Transportation to close the roadway for much of the day. Antecedent heavy low-elevation snow allowed for this event, as water was unable to drain off the sides of the road. After plows cut breaks in the snow berms, ponding decreased. Roads were reopened during the evening.
May 2015	Hail	Southern Cross	-	A trained spotter reported mostly 0.50 inch to 0.75 inch hail, with a few nickel-sized hailstones (0.88 in). Winds were estimated to be gusting at 50 mph with the storm's passage.
May 2015	Heavy Rain	St Regis	-	The Montana Mesonet weather station near St. Regis reported 0.80 inches of rain in one hour, from 2:02pm to 3:02pm local time.
May 2015	Hail	Superior	-	A trained spotter reported penny-sized hail in Superior, with 0.50 inches of rain falling in 30 min. Winds estimated at 40 to 50 mph accompanied this report.
February 2015	Heavy Rain	Henderson	-	Heavy rain caused a rockslide on February 7th that closed the westbound lanes of I-90 west of St Regis, MT. Several hundred small rocks and boulders had to be cleared from the road surface. No accidents were reported. Westbound lanes were closed for 2 days as traffic was forced to divert to the north via MT Hwy 135 and MT Hwy 200, thus increasing travel distance. By the afternoon of Feb 9th, one lane, two-way traffic had been set-up, ending the interstate re-route.
August 2014	Flash Flood	Superior	-	Debris flows were reported in Club Gulch in Flat Creek, Pardee Creek and at Shaw Gulch with moderate road damage.
August 2013	Thunderstorm Wind	Foraker	-	The Camels Hump lookout reported a measured wind gust to 58 mph during the early morning hours of August 26th.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Alberton	-	Thunderstorm winds blew down 3 to 4 large trees. The trees had diameters estimated to be between 1 and 3 feet along the Oregon Lakes Trail.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Superior	-	Thunderstorm winds were reported to have blown down several trees and large limbs down along Quartz-Lozeau road.
June 2007	Thunderstorm Wind	Superior	-	Severe Thunderstorm downdraft winds blew several large trees down 5 miles west of Superior.
July 2007	Hail	Tarkio	-	Golf ball size hail was reported to KECI TV Meteorologist from a weather spotter in Tarkio.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Alberton	-	A tree was reported down over I-90.
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Superior	-	Two trees blew over onto a house.
July 1998	Hail	Superior	-	Hail to 1.75 inches in diameter fell in a thunderstorm
June 2006	Hail	Superior	-	no account filed
July 2006	Hail	Haugan	-	no account filed
June 2006	Hail	Alberton	-	no account filed
August 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Alberton	-	no account filed
June 2004	Heavy Rain	Lookout	-	no account filed
August 2004	Thunderstorm Wind	Superior	-	no account filed
August 2003	Wildfire	Alberton	-	no account filed
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Deborgia	-	no account filed
August 2003	Wildfire	Superior	-	no account filed
April 2002	Flood	Superior	-	no account filed
August 1998	Hail	Superior	-	no account filed
May 1997	Thunderstorm Wind	Superior	-	no account filed
June 1992	Hail	not stated	-	no account filed
April 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
June 1987	Thunderstorm Wind	not stated	-	no account filed
July 1970	Hail	not stated	-	no account filed

Mines and quarries

261 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 261 workings inside this county. 26 still produce and 235 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity	Workings
Gold	107
Copper	32
Lead	26
Silver	25
Fluorine-Fluorite	10
Lead, Zinc	9
Lead, Silver	8
Barium-Barite	7
Copper, Lead	6
Uranium	5
Zinc, Copper	4
Silver, Gold	4
Silver, Copper	4
Zinc, Lead	4

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
Amazon - Dixie Mine	Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Gold, Silver
American Gold Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead	Occurrence	Underground
Bonanza Group	Gold, Barium-Barite, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Bonanza Group Mine	Gold, Silver, Copper, Barium-Barite, Lead	Prospect	1955
Coffee Pot Lode	Beryllium, Gemstone	Past Producer
Copper Rock Mine	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence
East Coeur D'Alene Silver	Copper, Lead, Silver, Zinc	Unknown
Gildersleeve Mine	Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Gildersleeve Mine	Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper, Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Hemlock Mine	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
Hoodoo Property	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver	Occurrence
Iron Mountain	Zinc, Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Iron Mountain Mine	Copper, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Silver, Antimony	Past Producer	1889
Iron Mtn.	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Producer	Boulangerite, Galena, Sphalerite
Keith Property	Uranium, Silver, Gold, Copper	Unknown
Last Chance	Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper	Prospect
Last Chance Mine In Packer Creek District	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Gold	Occurrence	VEIN
Little Anaconda	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Little Pittsburg Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead, Antimony, Gold	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite
Little Pittsburg Mine	Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony	Unknown
Lucky Strike	Silver, Gold, Lead	Unknown
Nancy Lee Mine	Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold	Past Producer
New Lenore Group	Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver	Occurrence
New Lenore Mine	Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead	Unknown
North Fork Claims 1, 2 & 3	Lead, Zinc, Silver	Prospect
Packer Creek Barite Deposit	Barium-Barite, Lead	Occurrence	Barite, Galena
Redemption #1 and #2 and Silver Streak Mines	Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead	Past Producer	Vein
Redemption 1 & 2	Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Rock Island	Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Saltese Consolidated Mine	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Silver Cable	Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver	Prospect
Silver Peak Group	Zinc, Copper, Lead, Silver	Prospect
Snowbird Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite, REE	Past Producer	1956
Snowbird Mine	REE, Semiprecious Gemstone, Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1956
Synidicate Prospect	Lead, Copper, Silver	Past Producer	Chalcocite, Galena, Silver, Tetrahedrite
Valentine Mine	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Occurrence
Bryan	Silver, Lead, Copper	Prospect
Buster & J. B. Claims	Quartz	Prospect
Coffee Pot Lode	Beryllium	Occurrence	Emerald
Crown Silver Group	Zinc, Copper, Lead	Prospect
Glen Metals Mining Co. Mine	Silver, Lead, Antimony	Occurrence	1887
Hopkins Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Iron Mask Mine	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Keystone District	Zinc, Lead, Silver	Producer	VEINS AND SHEAR ZONES
Keystone Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Vein
King & Queen Mine	Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper, Lead	Producer	Vein
Nancy Lee Mine	Zinc, Lead, Silver	Producer	Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
North Fork Claims	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Prosperity Mine	Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
Richmond Lexington Mining & Mill	Gold, Copper	Occurrence
Silver Bell Property	Lead, Copper, Zinc	Unknown
Snowbird	Fluorine-Fluorite, Quartz	Past Producer	1956
Spitfire Mine	Gold, Copper, Silver	Unknown
Switchback Prospect	Gold, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Gold
Syndicate Prospect	Silver, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
True Fissure	Silver, Lead	Prospect
Wisconsin Group	Gold, Copper, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Amador Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver	Unknown
Darby Mining and Milling Co.	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
East Coeur D'Alene Mine	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Galligar Mine	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	Unknown
Hemlock Mine	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	Producer	Galena
Hemlock Prospect	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	Occurrence	Galena, Gold, Silver
Hoodoo Mine	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	Unknown
Last Chance Mine	Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Minnick Mine	Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Monarch Mine	Silver, Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Nancy Lee Mine	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Rock Island Mine	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite, Sphalerite
Silver Bell Property	Copper, Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Spitfire Mine	Copper, Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Vein
Texas Mine	Lead, Copper, Silver, Zinc	Occurrence
Van Ness Mine	Copper, Gold	Occurrence
Wabash Mine	Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Wolf Prospect	Silver, Copper, Gold	Past Producer
Amador Mine	Silver, Copper, Gold	Past Producer	1913
Amazon-Dixie Mine	Copper, Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Black Traveler and Burlong Mines	Silver, Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Boston Colby Property	Copper, Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Gold, Silver
Bryan Mine	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Past Producer	Vein
Coeur D'Alene American	Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Deadwood Gulch Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Unknown
Hopkins Mine	Silver, Zinc, Lead	Occurrence
Hugo Mine	Copper, Silver, Gold	Past Producer	Vein
Little Anaconda Group	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Silver, Sphalerite
M & C Claims	Silica	Producer
Mcintyre Portable Crusher #1	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
Mineral King - Tarbox Mine	Lead, Zinc, Copper, Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Petty Creek Quartz	Silica	Past Producer	Quartz
Quartz Creek Silica Rock Deposit	Silica	Past Producer	Quartz
Silver Cable Mine	Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite
Skyline Mine	Silica	Prospect
Snowdrift Prospect	Copper, Silver, Gold	Occurrence
Tarbox	Zinc, Lead	Prospect
Trout Creek	Silver, Gold	Producer	Placer
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Unnamed Gravel Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Unknown
Upper Keesey Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Unknown
Wolf Prospect	Copper, Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Coeur D'Alene Cresent Mining Co	Uranium	Occurrence
Keith Prospect	Uranium	Occurrence
Waterhole Claims	Uranium	Occurrence	Vein
Waterhole Claims	Uranium	Unknown
Agnes Property	Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Buffalo Mine	Copper, Lead, Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Buffalo Mine	Gold, Copper, Lead	Prospect
East Coeur D Alene Mine	Silver, Copper, Lead	Past Producer
Inland Mine	Copper, Lead	Producer	Vein
Prosperity Group	Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Montana Barite Pit	Barium-Barite	Producer
Mullen Barite	Barium-Barite	Past Producer
Mullen Barite Mine	Barium-Barite	Producer	Barite
Packer Creek Barite Deposits	Barium-Barite, Lead	Occurrence
Pardee Creek	Barium-Barite	Unknown
Victor Mancini Property	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Victor Mancini Property	Barium-Barite	Occurrence
Fox Copper Mine	Lead, Silver	Occurrence	Vein
Golden Sunset Mine	Lead, Silver	Occurrence
K and K Mine	Lead, Silver	Prospect	Vein
Rivers Creek Mine	Lead, Silver	Producer	Vein
True Fissure Mine	Lead, Silver, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena
Deadwood Gulch Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Freezeout Pass Mine	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence	Vein
Mountain Gem Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Night Owl Mine	Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper	Past Producer	Vein
Nite Owl Mine	Silver, Lead, Zinc	Unknown
Saltese Consolidated Mine	Lead, Zinc	Occurrence
Upper Keesey Prospect	Lead, Zinc, Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Lime Gulch Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Occurrence	1944
Lime Gulch Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Prospect	1945
Lucky Jack	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer
Snowbird	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer	Fluorite
Spar	Fluorine-Fluorite	Producer	Fluorite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
Spar Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer
Spar Mine	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1943
Wilson Gulch Prospect	Fluorine-Fluorite	Past Producer	1944
Black Traveler	Silver, Copper	Past Producer
Cedar Creek Placer	Gold, Silver	Producer
Darby Mining & Milling Company	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Deep Creek Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	Surface/Underground
Deep Creek Mine	Gold, Silver	Unknown
Gold Mountain Mines	Gold, Silver	Occurrence
Goldbug Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
K & K Mine	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Minnick Mine	Lead, Silver	Past Producer
Nancy Lee Mill	Silver	Past Producer
Nine Mile	Silver, Gold	Past Producer
Old Sierra	Gold, Silver	Past Producer
Rivers Creek Mine	Silver, Lead	Past Producer
Silver Streak	Lead, Silver	Unknown
Trout Creek Placer Mine	Gold, Silver	Past Producer	1872
Danemora Mine	Lead, Copper	Producer	Vein
Hgnes Property	Copper, Lead	Unknown
Meadow Mountain	Lead	Prospect
Meadow Mountain Mine	Lead	Occurrence	Galena
Santa Rita Group	Lead	Occurrence
Santa Rita Group	Lead	Unknown
Silver Strand Property	Copper, Lead	Occurrence	Vein
Silver Strand Property	Copper, Lead	Unknown
Wabash	Lead	Prospect
Aladdin Mine	Gold, Copper	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Silver
Aladdin Mine	Gold, Copper	Unknown
Bald Mountain Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite
Copper Rock Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Stratabound
Deer Creek Mine	Gold, Copper	Past Producer	Chalcopyrite, Gold
Dry Creek Mine	Copper	Past Producer
Dry Creek Mine	Copper	Past Producer
Graham Copper Prospect	Copper	Unknown
Grahm Prospect	Copper	Occurrence	1965
New York Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Vein
Richmond Lexington Mining & Milling	Gold, Copper	Unknown
Saltese Metals Mine	Copper	Unknown
Silver Creek Mine	Copper	Past Producer	Vein
Silver Creek Mine	Copper	Past Producer
St. Lawrence Mine	Copper	Occurrence	Chalcopyrite
St. Lawrence Mine	Copper	Unknown
Ace Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Amended Sweeney, Amended Sunflower	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
American Gold Mine	Gold	Unknown
Annie Laurie, Klondyke Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Betty Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Betty Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Big Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Big Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Big Day Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Big Nugget Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Blue Jay Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Boulder Gold Placer	Gold	Unknown
Carter Mining & Milling Co. Mine	Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Cedar Creek District	Gold	Producer
Cedar Creek Placer Mine	Gold	Producer	1869
Cedar Creek Placer Mines	Gold	Past Producer
Coleman Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Copper King	Gold	Unknown
Deer Creek	Gold	Past Producer
Deer Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
East Montreal Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Eclipse and Van Ness Placer Claims	Gold	Producer	Placer
F.D. Placer	Gold	Occurrence
Gentle Nudge Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Gildersleeve Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Gold Chrome Mining Co. Prospect	Gold	Occurrence	Vein
Gold Crown	Gold	Occurrence
Gold Crown	Gold	Unknown
Goldbug Mine	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
High Channel Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Highbar Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Highbar Placer	Gold	Unknown
Hopeful Placer	Gold	Occurrence	1899
Hungry Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Jack	Gold	Occurrence
Jack	Gold	Unknown
Jewel Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Last Chance	Gold	Past Producer
Little Joe Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Little Joe Creek Placer Mines	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Lost Gulch Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Marietta Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Meadow Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Meadow Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Meadow Creek Placer Mine	Gold	Producer	Placer
Michigan Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Mitsey Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Oregon Creek Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Oregon Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Oro and Gold Thread Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Quartz Creek Placer Mines	Gold	Past Producer	1875
Quartz Creek Placers	Gold	Past Producer
Red Hawk Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
S. Fork of Trout Creek Placer	Gold	Unknown
Spar Mining Co Placer	Gold	Producer	Placer
Stemwinder Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Stemwinder Placer Mine	Gold	Producer	Placer
Stockholm Placer	Gold	Prospect	1902
Straight Creek Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Sturgen Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Sunrise Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Sunrise Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Superior Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Swastika Placer	Gold	Past Producer	Placer
Swastika Placer	Gold	Unknown
Tami Lynn 1-4 Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Triangle Mine	Gold	Producer	Placer
Triangle Mine	Gold	Past Producer
Trout Creek District	Gold	Producer
Trout Creek Placer Mines	Gold	Past Producer	1872
Tucker Gulch Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Tucker Gulch Placers	Gold	Producer	Placer
Two-Mile & Bear Creek Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unknown	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unnamed Lode	Gold	Occurrence	Gold
Unnamed Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unnamed Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Unnamed Placer Mine	Gold	Unknown
Ward Creek Placer	Gold	Past Producer
Ward Creek Placer Mines	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Windfall Creek Placer	Gold	Producer	1872
Windfall Creek Placers	Gold	Past Producer
Yellow Bucket Placer	Gold	Occurrence	Placer
Zeloubob Nos. 1-3 Placers	Gold	Occurrence	Placer

Every populated place in the county

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

Alberton

Alberton census division · 59820 · Alberton quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Amador

Superior census division · 59872 · On Cedar Creek · Idaho Gulch quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Borax

West End census division · 59830 · On Borax Creek · Lookout Pass quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1999
Bryson

West End census division · 59867 · On Dominion Creek · Saltese quadrangle

12 sheets, 1914 to 1999
Buford

West End census division · 59866 · On Little Joe Creek · Boyd Mountain quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Cabin City

West End census division · 59866 · On East Fork Twelvemile Creek · De Borgia South quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Cedar Junction

Superior census division · 59872 · On Lost Creek · Wilson Gulch quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Cedar Mouth

Superior census division · 59872 · Near Berry Gulch · Idaho Gulch quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Crescent City

Superior census division · 59872 · On Sunrise Creek · Lozeau quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999

No longer a settlement
Cyr

Alberton census division · 59820 · On Moose Creek · Stark South quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Cyr

Alberton census division · 59820 · On Moose Creek · Stark South quadrangle

10 sheets, 1956 to 1999
De Borgia

West End census division · 59830 · On West Twin Creek · De Borgia North quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Drexel

West End census division · 59866 · On Ward Creek · De Borgia South quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1999
East Portal

West End census division · 59867 · Lookout Pass quadrangle

12 sheets, 1914 to 1999
Foraker

West End census division · 59866 · On Twomile Creek · Boyd Mountain quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Haugan

West End census division · 59842 · On Timber Creek · Haugan quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Henderson

West End census division · 59842 · On Henderson Hill · De Borgia South quadrangle

11 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Hopkins

Superior census division · 59872 · Quinns Hot Springs quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Keystone

Superior census division · 59872 · Near Pack Gulch · Keystone Peak quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Lozeau

Superior census division · 59872 · On Eddy Creek · Lozeau quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Oliverville

Superior census division · 59872 · Near Welch Gulch · Idaho Gulch quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Quartz

Superior census division · 59872 · On Nemote Creek · Lozeau quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Riverbend

Superior census division · 59872 · Near Camp Four Gulch · Idaho Gulch quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Saint Regis

West End census division · 59866 · On Saint Regis River · Saint Regis quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Saltese

West End census division · 59867 · On Silver Creek · Saltese quadrangle

12 sheets, 1914 to 1999
Sohon

West End census division · 59830 · Near Copper Gulch · Lookout Pass quadrangle

17 sheets, 1901 to 1999
Spring Gulch

Superior census division · 59872 · On Keystone Creek · Superior quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Superior

Superior census division · 59872 · On Flat Creek · Superior quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Taft

West End census division · 59830 · On Rainy Creek · Saltese quadrangle

12 sheets, 1914 to 1999
Tarkio

Alberton census division · 59872 · Near McGinty Gulch · Tarkio quadrangle

9 sheets, 1956 to 1999
Toole

West End census division · 59866 · Near Tamarack Hill · Saint Regis quadrangle

12 sheets, 1918 to 1999
Westfall

Superior census division · 59872 · On Second Creek · Lozeau quadrangle

8 sheets, 1956 to 1999

The vanished settlements of Mineral County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.