BlockFrance, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ashton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83420. The Survey maps it on the Drummond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Drummond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of France between 2000 and 2020, burning about 39 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.8 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | ASHTON ASSIST |
| 16 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.8 acres | Idaho Falls District | FELT DAM |
| 15 August 2000 | Natural | 31 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CONANT ASSIST |
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 France: 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lamont | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Squirrel | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Drummond | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Grainville | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Farnum | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Greentimber (historical) | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Warm River | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Marysville | 10.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396514. 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.