BlockBig George, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83541. The Survey maps it on the Southwick quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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
- 1961 USGS Ahsahka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Southwick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
68 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 68 fires within 5 miles of Big George between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,616 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | BOULDERL1 |
| 7 September 2011 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | SOUTH ROAD |
| 6 September 2005 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 310 acres | Cottonwood Field Office | HARPERSBND |
| 6 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | COOK'S GRADE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | END OF RAINBOW |
| 4 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | HIGHWAY 12 |
| 30 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CAVENDISH NO PERMIT |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.6 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | MOON DANCE |
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 Big George: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bedrock Creek Limestone Mine | Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Copper | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Cavendish Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | 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.
| Wikidata item Q122592736 | 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 397438. 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.