Collister, Idaho
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Boise City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83703. It lies near Polecat Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Boise North quadrangle.
On record in Collister
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Collister Schoollisted 1982 · 0.3 miles away
William Whitehead Houselisted 2016 · 0.6 miles away
Pedro Echevarria Houselisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Boise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Boise North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Boise North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Collister between 1992 and 2018, burning about 16,344 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Boise District | RA 11 ADA CO |
| 27 September 1999 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Boise District | OVERLOOK |
| 21 September 2014 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Boise District | SUNNY |
| 13 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Boise District | BOGUS BASIN |
| 13 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | SEAMAN GLC |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Boise District | RA6 ADA CO |
| 9 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Boise District | BLUE CAR |
| 30 August 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 264 acres | Boise District | DRY CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Collister: 28 past producers, 7 producers, 5 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Rip Rap Pit-Gowen Field | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Aspen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Beacon Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boise Monroc Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Busy B Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Chausee-Swan Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cole Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Consolidated Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Island 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Highlands | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Boise Hills Village | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Boise Junction | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Boise | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Perkins | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Ustick | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cloverdale | 5.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399447. 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.








