BlockConcrete, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Midvale census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83672. It stands on Thousand Springs Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mann Creek SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1897 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mann Creek quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Mann Creek SE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Concrete between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,752 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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 | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 August 2020 | Natural | 227 acres | Boise District | CRANE |
| 21 July 1997 | Natural | 18 acres | Boise District | CONCRETE |
| 28 June 1992 | Natural | 9,507 acres | Boise District | PRESLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Concrete: 10 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Diatomite, Mercury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Property | Mercury | Prospect | Cinnabar | |
| John Coats Prospect | Mercury | Prospect | 1941 | |
| Diatomite Mine | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 396322. 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.