BlockBugtown, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Caldwell census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83605. The Survey maps it on the Caldwell quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Bugtown
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 14 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
F. F. Beale Houselisted 1993 · 0.3 miles away
John C. Rice Houselisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Sterry Halllisted 1978 · 0.4 miles away
Carrie Adell Strahorn Memorial Librarylisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Blatchley Halllisted 1978 · 0.5 miles away
Caldwell Odd Fellow Home for the Agedlisted 1982 · 0.5 miles away
Caldwell Carnegie Librarylisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
North Caldwell Historic Districtlisted 1979 · 0.7 miles away
US Post Office-Caldwell Mainlisted 1989 · 0.7 miles away
A. K. Steunenberg Houselisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Caldwell Historic Districtlisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Thomas K. Little Houselisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Bugtown (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 66 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ORCHARD |
| 3 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Boise District | SINKER CR. |
| 22 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | Y66 BLDG |
| 27 July 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ORCHARD |
| 2 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MURPH |
| 23 June 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | TENTHANDO |
| 4 October 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 13 acres | Boise District | DUCKY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Bugtown (historical): 7 unknowns, 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Clay Industrial | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Caldwell Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 399373. 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.