BlockAikman, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Sweet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83616. It stands on North Fork Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Southeast Emmett quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1892 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Montour quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Southeast Emmett quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Aikman (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 18,330 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | 17 acres | Boise District | SPRING |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise District | BIG GULCH |
| 22 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | 37 acres | Boise District | SCHILL |
| 22 September 2005 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Boise District | BEAN RANCH |
| 2 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | SANDHOLLOW |
| 12 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 67 acres | Boise District | JACKS |
| 9 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | RA 6 ADA CO |
| 8 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | JACKASS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Aikman (historical): 7 past producers, 4 occurrences, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Zinc, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Checkmate Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Double Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gold Dollar Mineral Claims | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Lincoln Mine | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Galena, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Prospect | Zinc, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Barnes Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Basque Mine | Gold, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena, Owyheeite, Pyrargyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Gem Silica Company Deposit | Silica | Past Producer | 1946 | |
| Gem Silica Sand Deposit | Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearl | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Emmett | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Plaza | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Cold House | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Marsh (historical) | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Black Canyon | 7.8 miles | 15 | |
| Del Monte | 8.2 miles | 11 | |
| Montour | 8.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399346. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
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.