BlockAmsco, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Middleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83644. The Survey maps it on the Sand Hollow quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Sand Hollow quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Amsco between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,376 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | EM HOLLOW |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Boise District | FREEZE |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | HEART |
| 2 August 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 22 acres | Boise District | HARTLEY GULCH |
| 2 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | LIL JENN |
| 19 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | CEMETARY |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Boise District | HARDLYLUNC |
| 16 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 218 acres | Boise District | JANNESS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Amsco: 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122598228 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397378. 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.