BlockFraser, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Orofino East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Kamiah quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Orofino East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Orofino East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
134 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 134 fires within 5 miles of Fraser between 1992 and 2020, burning about 14,330 acres in total. 56 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 | 56 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 39 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIDDEN SPRINGS |
| 7 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,900 acres | Maggie Creek Area Office | MM 49 |
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CASCADE DRIVE |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cottonwood Field Office | CARROT RIDGE 2 |
| 5 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POWERLINE |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ALBER`S |
| 4 September 2010 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Clearwater Potlatch Timber Protective Association | FORD'S CREEK |
| 3 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | 5 MILE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Fraser: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Gold, Copper, Molybdenum, Copper, Silver, Copper. 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 Creek Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Dundas Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lolo Copper Prospect | Gold, Copper, Molybdenum | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Trimetallic Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 396515. 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.