BlockBurns, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the South and West Boundary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Brown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moravia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Burns between 1992 and 2020, burning about 205 acres in total. 45 started naturally. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 54 |
| Natural | 45 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Kootenai Valley Area Office | RUBY RIDGE |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WAGON WHEEL RD |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LONELY PINE |
| 30 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PETERSON |
| 26 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PLEASANT |
| 25 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SNOW RIP |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TAMARACK |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 5.2 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ROUND MT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Burns: 3 unknowns, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Portrey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek | 0.2 miles | 12 | |
| Moravia | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Naples | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Schnoors | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Shiloh | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bonners Ferry | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Mc Arthur | 7.4 miles | 12 | |
| Allens Spur | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396197. 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.