BlockBorder, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. The Survey maps it on the Border quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Border quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Border between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,236 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Kemmerer Field Office | SUBLETTE |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 2,945 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETWATER |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 29 acres | Idaho Falls District | WEB |
| 21 August 1992 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Rock Springs Field Office | RAYMOND MT |
| 10 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Kemmerer Field Office | MILE MARKER 5 |
| 25 July 2009 | Natural | 247 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETWATER |
| 11 July 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Lincoln County | BORDER FIRE |
| 16 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | POTATO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Border: 3 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sublette Range Combined | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Past Producer | Surface, Underground | |
| Unknown | Uranium | Occurrence | Stratabound | |
| Unknown Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown (in Francis Canyon) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown (in Leyland Canyon) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown (in York Canyon) | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 376143. 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.