BlockBronx, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Sandpoint census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83864. It stands on Schweitzer Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sandpoint quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Bronx between 1992 and 2019, burning about 71 acres in total. 30 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 | 30 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LONE PINE |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GREENHORN |
| 2 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | CITY OVERLOOK |
| 1 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | ECHO RIDGE |
| 1 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | COLBURN 5 |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LITTLE SAND |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | not named |
| 7 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCHWEITZER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 16 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 16 workings within 5 miles of Bronx: 9 past producers, 6 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Iron, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth | Past Producer | Surface/Underground | |
| Boyer Mines | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Iron Deposit Prospect | Iron, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Deposit Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Occurrence | Iron, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Kootenai | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Kootenai Prospect | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | 1928 | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Big Hill | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Hunt | Gold | Occurrence |
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 397481. 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.