BlockFalls City, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Jerome census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83338. The Survey maps it on the Falls City quadrangle.
On record in Falls City
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.
Falls City School Houselisted 1983 · 0.0 miles away
Julian T. Ricketts Houselisted 1983 · 0.1 miles away- George Lawshe Well Houselisted 1983 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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 Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Falls City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
107 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 107 fires within 5 miles of Falls City between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,017 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.2 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVILS MEDIAN 2 |
| 9 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | HWY25MM8 |
| 8 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Twin Falls District | LASTDEVIL |
| 8 September 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 90 acres | Twin Falls District | TV HILL |
| 4 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.4 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVILS MEDIAN |
| 4 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | MM 175 |
| 3 September 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 51 acres | Twin Falls District | 84 |
| 29 September 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 15 acres | Twin Falls District | FLAT TOP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Falls City: 7 unknowns, 7 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrymore | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Sugar Loaf | 2.5 miles | 8 | |
| Haytown (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Hydra | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Jerome | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Perrine | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hunt | 9.2 miles | 8 | |
| Tipperary Corner | 9.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 372658. 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.