BlockElo, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the McCall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83638. It stands on Hatties Creek. The Survey maps it on the McCall quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Elo
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.
Elo Schoollisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Nickolai Wargelin Homesteadlisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away- Matt N. Hill Homestead Barnlisted 1982 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1911 USGS Meadows quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Mc Call quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS McCall quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS McCall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2004 USGS McCall quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
125 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 125 fires within 5 miles of Elo (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 198 acres in total. 44 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 | 44 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 36 |
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | JUGHANDLE 60 |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DUSTON |
| 7 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FALL CREEK |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOUIE CREEK |
| 5 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | STUMP |
| 5 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 63 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WHITE CLOUD |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GRUMPY |
| 3 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WALK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Elo (historical): 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, REE, Zirconium, Iron, Titanium, Garnet, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boulder Creek Placer | Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Lake Fork Creek | REE, Zirconium, Iron, Titanium, Garnet | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Fork County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lake Fork Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Long Valley S & G Pit & Plant | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399034. 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.