Bramwell, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Emmett Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83617. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Emmett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Southwest Emmett quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Bramwell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,892 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 23 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | EM HOLLOW |
| 29 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | 5.9 acres | Boise District | JENNY |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Boise District | FREEZE |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | BRAMJEN |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 101 acres | Boise District | JENNI |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | HEART |
| 3 August 1993 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Boise District | FREEZE OUT |
| 27 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Boise District | LITTLE FREEZEOUT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Bramwell: 3 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| City Transfer Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jenness | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Del Monte | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cold House | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Emmett | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Letha | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Little Rock | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Plaza | 9.4 miles | 15 | |
| Aikman (historical) | 9.5 miles | 15 |
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 Bramwell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48851949 | 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 397477. 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.





