Cardiff, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83546. It stands on Little Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Jaype quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS Washington Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Jaype quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jaype quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Cardiff between 1992 and 2019, burning about 12 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 1 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 | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH SNAKE |
| 25 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MCCAULY CREEK |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DEMOCRAT RIDGE |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LITTLE SHANGHAI |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH REEDS |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SNAKE CREEK |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HDQTRS CAMP |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | COW CAMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Cardiff: 4 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Reeds Creek | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Little Beaver Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Poorman's Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Quartz Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Shanghai Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cardiff in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2011: 2 heavy rain, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Cardiff | - | The equipment reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 0.90 inches. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Cardiff | - | The observation equipment at Shanghi Summit reported 1.00 inch of rainfall. |
| June 2007 | Funnel Cloud | Cardiff | - | Media reported a funnel cloud over Cardiff. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollywood | 1.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jaype | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Headquarters | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pierce | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Poorman | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Oro Fino (historical) | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Judge Town | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Cardiff Mill | 7.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396232. 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.










