BlockApple Valley, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Parma census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83660. It lies near Gold Island. The Survey maps it on the Parma quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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
- 1965 USGS Parma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Apple Valley between 1995 and 2014, burning about 2,454 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 2,221 acres | Boise District | D LINE |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | LINCOLN |
| 23 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 4.0 acres | Boise District | RAD |
| 3 June 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | PEARL |
| 1 June 2001 | Debris and open burning | 107 acres | Boise District | TOWERS |
| 1 June 2000 | Debris and open burning | 51 acres | Boise District | OLD DUMP |
| 14 October 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 70 acres | Boise District | RADIOTWR 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Apple Valley: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Loe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Loe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Loe Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Loe Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nyssa Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Boise (historical) | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Parma | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Roswell | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Rookstool Corner | 8.7 miles | 12 | |
| Wilder | 12.1 miles | 13 | |
| Allendale | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| Notus | 13.0 miles | 13 | |
| Greenleaf | 15.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396046. 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.