BlockConnor, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Albion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83342. It stands on Blacksmith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Connor Ridge quadrangle. It stands 4,931 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Connor Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Connor Ridge quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Connor between 1992 and 2019, burning about 28,984 acres in total. 41 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 41 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HWY 77 |
| 5 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GRASSY HOLLOW |
| 5 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WOLF KNOB |
| 3 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | JONESHALLO |
| 23 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | HOWELL CANYON |
| 22 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 13,618 acres | Idaho Falls District | CONNER |
| 21 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GOODRICH |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RAIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Connor: 5 past producers, 4 unknowns, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Geothermal, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Group Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Pyromorphite, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Big Bertha Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Excelsior | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Giant Lode | Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Melcher Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Connor Prospect | Lead, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Connor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5162012 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 379624. 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.