BlockBeachs Corner, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Idaho Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83401. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ucon quadrangle. It stands 4,790 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Ucon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Ucon quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Rigby quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Beachs Corner between 1996 and 2018, burning about 426 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Idaho Falls District | BONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 2 |
| 1 September 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 93 acres | Idaho Falls District | PANORAMA |
| 27 August 1996 | Natural | 170 acres | Idaho Falls District | PANORAMA |
| 18 August 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 73 acres | Idaho Falls District | IONA |
| 9 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | PANORAMA |
| 4 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Idaho Falls District | BONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 2 |
| 27 July 2000 | Natural | 37 acres | Idaho Falls District | IONA HILL |
| 25 July 2018 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Idaho Falls District | IONA HILLS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Beachs Corner: 12 producers, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amcor Crushing Plant | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Pumice Deposit | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Pumice Deposit (Snake River Valley) | Pumice | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Pumice, Inc. Mine | Pumice | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Rock Hollow | Pumice | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Bonneville Co | 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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Beachs Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4875878 | 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 397415. 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.