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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.

Collister within Ada County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

24 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Fireworks2
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Smoking1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1
Firearms and explosives use1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined70 acresBoise DistrictRA 11 ADA CO
27 September 1999Fireworks2.0 acresBoise DistrictOVERLOOK
21 September 2014Smoking3.0 acresBoise DistrictSUNNY
13 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined8.0 acresBoise DistrictBOGUS BASIN
13 September 1995Equipment and vehicle use1.0 acresBoise DistrictSEAMAN GLC
1 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined200 acresBoise DistrictRA6 ADA CO
9 August 2001Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresBoise DistrictBLUE CAR
30 August 1999Power generation/transmission/distribution264 acresBoise DistrictDRY CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ada County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 41 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Geothermal LocationGeothermalOccurrence
Rip Rap Pit-Gowen FieldStone, DimensionUnknown
Aspen PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Beacon Street PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Boise Monroc Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Busy B Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Chausee-Swan Gravel CompanySand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Cole Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Consolidated PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Eagle Island PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Ada County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Garden City2.5 miles19
Highlands3.0 miles18
Boise Hills Village3.6 miles18
Boise Junction3.7 miles16
Boise3.9 miles19
Perkins3.9 miles16
Ustick4.3 miles17
Cloverdale5.3 miles16

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.