BlockBest Corner, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Dent quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Dent quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Dent quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
81 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Best Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 45 acres in total. 36 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 36 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | OLD BROWN TENT |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | RANCHETTES |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | WEDDING PARTY |
| 6 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEDDING PARTY |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WET |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BB |
| 24 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HUCKLEBERRY BUTTE |
| 15 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DEER CEDAR Y |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Best Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry Creek Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hansberg | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Johnson | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Dent | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Konkolville | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Brunning | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Five Corners | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Blake | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Slocum | 7.1 miles | 11 |
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 Q122592112 | 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 396108. 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.