BlockFlint, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83650. It lies near Mine Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Flint quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Jordan Valley quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Flint Creek quadrangle1:62500
- 1990 USGS Flint quadrangle1:24000
- 1990 USGS Triangle quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
12 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Flint between 1999 and 2019, burning about 9,347 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | BOULD |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 2,684 acres | Boise District | DEER CK |
| 26 August 2010 | Natural | 710 acres | Boise District | FLINT |
| 24 August 2017 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Boise District | MAMMOTH |
| 13 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 868 acres | Boise District | BIG B |
| 13 August 1999 | Natural | 212 acres | Boise District | HINKE |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | 184 acres | Boise District | FLINT |
| 6 July 2007 | Natural | 15 acres | Boise District | BOLDY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 36 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 36 workings within 5 miles of Flint: 22 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Boy Prospect | Gold, Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Big Boy Prospect | Gold, Silver, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Boulder Creek Mines | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Boulder Creek Prospect | Silver, Antimony, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Demming Mine | Antimony, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| East Creek Mine | Copper, Lead, Antimony, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nellie Ann Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1923 | |
| Nellie Ann No 1 | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Persverance | Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Antimony | Past Producer | ||
| Rising Star | Silver, Zinc, Gold, Lead, Antimony | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire City (historical) | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Telegraph Hill | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Silver City | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| De Lamar | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Dewey | 8.6 miles | 14 | |
| Slacks Corner | 11.6 miles | 13 | |
| Triangle | 12.4 miles | 10 | |
| Democrat | 12.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396498. 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.