BlockForest, Idaho
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Lewis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83555. The Survey maps it on the Winchester West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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
- 1968 USGS Winchester West quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Forest between 1992 and 2019, burning about 145 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 4 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 | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DEER CREEK FALLS |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | WILD PLUM |
| 23 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HOOVER |
| 23 September 1994 | Debris and open burning | 85 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MUD SPRINGS |
| 1 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MISSION CREEK |
| 5 August 2015 | Natural | 22 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | FOREST ROAD |
| 30 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLOW CREEK |
| 29 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | LONE MASON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Forest: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forest in 2 storm reports in 2022: 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Hail | Forest | $100,000 | A strong thunderstorm moved Northeast from the Craig Mountain area through Kamiah ID. It brought large hail around 1 inch and wind damage. The wind damage included trees and power lines in the town of Kamiah and along highways 64, 12, and 162. A roof also fell onto a car. |
| December 2022 | Flood | Forest | $1,000 | Flooding out of a cross forest road water path about 50 to 60 feet wide about 3 inches deep in the Winchester area. Lewis County Sheriff reports that the road feels as if it is eroding as you are driving through it. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winchester | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Morrow | 7.3 miles | 8 | |
| Woodside (historical) | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Ilo (historical) | 10.5 miles | 8 | |
| Craig Junction | 11.0 miles | 9 | |
| Clicks | 11.2 miles | 9 | |
| Craigmont | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Slickpoo | 12.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 372747. 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.