BlockBuckingham, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fruitland census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83619. The Survey maps it on the Nyssa 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
- 1965 USGS Nyssa quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Buckingham between 1992 and 2006, burning about 386 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Boise District | I-84 MP 7 |
| 12 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | I 84 MP 6 |
| 4 August 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 39 acres | Boise District | PLAYDOH |
| 21 July 2000 | Debris and open burning | 184 acres | Boise District | HOT TRASH |
| 6 June 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Boise District | MTRCYCLEPK |
| 26 June 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 151 acres | Boise District | I84 MP6 |
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 Buckingham: 7 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flynn Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Flynn Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Buckingham in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Heavy Rain | Buckingham | - | The mesonet station, DW6467, in Fruitland measured 0.73 inches of rain. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palisades Corner | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fruitland | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ramey | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Eiffie | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Gayway Corner | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Ingard | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Fort Wilson | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| New Plymouth | 4.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396188. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.