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Payette County, Idaho

40 topographic sheets cover 17 settlements here, and 15 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

15 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Idaho within the United States
Payette County within Idaho

What the record shows

  • 243 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 15 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 15 buildings.
  • 7 of the 15 listings were added during the 1970s.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 17 populated places in this county; 17 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

15

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

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
David C. Chase Housebuilding197878001091
Coughanour Apartment Blockbuilding197878001092
N. A. Jacobsen Buildingbuilding198282000358
N.A. Jacobsen Housebuilding199897001610
McCall District Administrative Sitebuilding199191001892
A. B. Moss Buildingbuilding197878001093
New Plymouth Congregational Churchbuilding198282000359
J. C. Palumbo Fruit Company Packing Warehouse Buildingbuilding198282000360
Payette City Hall and Courthousebuilding197979000808
Portia Clubbuilding201010000159
St. James Episcopal Churchbuilding197878001094
St. John's Churchbuilding201313000353
US Post Office-Payette Mainbuilding198989000134
Grant Whitney Housebuilding197878001095
Woodward Buildingbuilding197878001096

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

97 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 97 of them, burning about 33,335 acres. 17 started naturally and 6 were recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Missing data/not specified/undetermined26
Equipment and vehicle use22
Natural17
Firearms and explosives use8
Arson/incendiarism6
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Fireworks2
Smoking1
Other causes1

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

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
31 August 2007Natural10,238 acresBoise DistrictSANDY
11 August 1996Missing data/not specified/undetermined9,748 acresBoise DistrictAPPLEVALLE
13 August 1996Natural2,960 acresBoise DistrictINDIAN CK
20 August 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1,545 acresBoise DistrictBANISTER
14 July 2019Natural1,529 acresBoise DistrictHEART
13 July 2007Natural958 acresBoise DistrictROCK
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined844 acresBoise DistrictPEARLY
23 July 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined512 acresBoise DistrictPEARLIE

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

Storms, 1958 to 2024

51 of 51 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 51 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 3 injuries and about $1,542,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind31
Hail10
Flood3
Heavy Rain3
Tornado2
Wildfire1
Flash Flood1

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

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2024HailNew Plymouth3 hurtHail from a storm that was approximately one inch in diameter accumulated three inches deep on I-84 near Exit 9 and caused slick roads and 2 car accidents.
June 2010FloodPayette$1,000,000Moderate flooding occured in and around Payette along the Payette River.
April 1995Thunderstorm WindPayette$500,000A large organized area of convection produced winds in excess of 60 mph from Rome, Oregon to Payette, Idaho, a storm path of over 130 miles with a width of up to 100 miles, from Baker City, Oregon to just northwest of Boise, with reports being received over a four hour period. The storm displayed characteristics of a large bow echo, which is not commonly observed west of the Continental Divide. Winds were measured over 60 mph at a number of locations, and trees were knocked over causing blackouts and damaging homes.
July 1983Tornado (F1)not stated$25,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth$5,000no account filed
May 1996Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth$5,000no account filed
July 1995HailNew Plymouth$5,000no account filed
March 2017FloodNew Plymouth$2,000Flooding occurred along the Payette River around the Payette, Idaho area and surrounding fields and roads.
May 2024Heavy RainBuckingham-The mesonet station, DW6467, in Fruitland measured 0.73 inches of rain.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth-A large diameter branch fell on a powerline and started a house fire, causing significant damage to the structure.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth-A metal roof was blown off a home in New Plymouth, ID.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindFruitland-A tree with a diameter of twelve inches was snapped off.
March 2023Heavy RainNew Plymouth-The mesonet station DW6457 near New Plymouth, ID measured 0.87 inches of heavy rain.
June 2022HailPayette-A spotter reported quarter size hail.
June 2022HailPayette-A member of the public posted a photo of this hail on Facebook.
June 2022Heavy RainNew Plymouth-The Mesonet station, DW6457, near New Plymouth measured 1.11 inches of total rainfall.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth-Social media posted pictures of utility poles snapped in half near New Plymouth. National Weather Service radar indicated outflow thunderstorm winds were around 50 knots.
May 2014Thunderstorm WindPayette-The Emergency Manager command post reported wind damage and power outages across Payette County due to thunderstorm outflow winds out of the southeast.
April 2012FloodPayette-A National Weather Service employee surveyed the Payette River near Payette and observed the river was out of bank and flooding fields and homes along State Highway 52.
August 2010Flash FloodFruitland-Payette County Sheriff's Office reported flash flooding that stalled cars in Fruitland and a mud slide across State Highway 52 east of Payette.
May 2009HailPayette-A trained spotter 1.5 miles west of Payette reported one inch hail.
August 2004Tornado (F0)New Plymouth-Near Sand Hollow, Payette, Gem county line. No damaged reported.
July 2003HailNew Plymouth-Wind gusts to 44 knots taking shingles off buildings.
May 1997Thunderstorm WindPayette-Winds generated by a severe thunderstorm ripped the roof off of a trailer home in Payette, Idaho.
July 1995HailPayette-Severe thunderstorms brought gusty winds to Boise causing some minor damage. Trees three-to four-feet in diameter were broken in two pieces. In Challis tree limbs were broken off while in Salmon and Arco sheds were mangled. In Soda Springs high winds toppled a tree and in Emmett fallen trees smashed a car. A house in Blackfoot was struck by lightning and a fire was started only causing minor damage. In McCall a man was struck and killed by lightning at a rodeo. Twelve others were injured by the strike. ILLINOIS, Northeast
June 2006Thunderstorm WindCountywide-no account filed
May 2003HailFruitland-no account filed
June 2003Thunderstorm WindFruitland-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindFruitland-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindPayette-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindFruitland-no account filed
July 2002Thunderstorm WindFruitland-no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindPayette-no account filed
June 1997Thunderstorm WindNew Plymouth-no account filed
August 1996WildfireSeveral-no account filed
July 1995HailNew Plymouth-no account filed
April 1992Hailnot stated-no account filed
July 1992Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
March 1991Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
June 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
April 1987Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
March 1984Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
May 1976Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1975Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
May 1975Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1971Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
June 1968Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
September 1960Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1958Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
July 1958Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed
August 1958Thunderstorm Windnot stated-no account filed

Mines and quarries

34 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 34 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 27 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction20
Diatomite7
Clay2
Brick Clay1
Kaolin1
Stone, Dimension1
Manganese, Diatomite1
Manganese1
Stone, Crushed/Broken1

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

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jensen Clay MineBrick Clay, KaolinPast ProducerIllite
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Rock Quarry MineStone, DimensionPast Producer
Sand Hollow ProspectManganese, DiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Weiser Sand HollowManganeseProspect
Clay, Industrial, Jensen Brick CoClayPast Producer
PayetteClayOccurrence
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteProspectSedimentary
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Diatomite OccurrenceDiatomiteOccurrenceSedimentary
Unnamed LocationDiatomiteProspect
Unnamed LocationDiatomiteUnknown
Unnamed LocationDiatomiteUnknown
Unnamed LocationDiatomiteProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Payette PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rock QuarrySand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every populated place in the county

17

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.

The vanished settlements of Payette 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.