Cornwall, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Moscow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83843. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Moscow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Cornwall between 1993 and 2020, burning about 115 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CABIN |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FELTON CREEK |
| 2 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROBINSON LAKE |
| 18 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LENVILLE ROAD |
| 18 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RANDALL FLAT |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPENCE ROAD #2 |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BLAINE ROAD |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPENCE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Cornwall: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz, Stone, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jensen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joel Clay Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Moscow Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Clay | |
| East Moscow Mountain Prospect | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Joel Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Joel Quartz Occurrence | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Lt-106 Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cornwall in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2022: 1 flood, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2012 | Flood | Cornwall | $50,000 | The combination of heavy rain and snow melt caused several creeks and streams to flood causing minor damage to multiple roads between Genesee and Moscow. The most significant damage occurred along Blaine, Eid, Danielson, Swenson, and Troy-Genesee Roads. The South Latah Highway district estimated repair cost to these roads at 50 thousand dollars, primarily to procure, haul, and replace material to restore the roadways for safe travel. |
| June 2022 | Hail | Cornwall | - | Quarter sized hail observed. |
| June 2022 | Funnel Cloud | Cornwall | - | Funnel cloud observed near Joel, ID. No damage reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joel | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Howell | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lenville | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Troy | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Blaine | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Moscow | 7.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lidyville (historical) | 8.5 miles | 10 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 9.2 miles | 11 |
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 Cornwall | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q19866208 | 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 397573. 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.




