BlockGarden City, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Challis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83226. The Survey maps it on the Challis quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Garden 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 12 of 24 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Donaldson Rowles Houselisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Thomas Chivers Cellarlisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Penwell Houselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Thomas Chivers Houselisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Twin Peaks Sportslisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
I.O.O.F. Halllisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
Bill Chivers Houselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
McKendrick Houselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Bux's Placelisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Building at 247 Pleasant Avenuelisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away- Challis Brewery Historic Districtlisted 1980 · 0.2 miles away
- Clyde Wilkinson Houselisted 1980 · 0.3 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Challis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Challis quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Garden City (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 127 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 10 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 9 July 1994 | Natural | 118 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | BLUE MOUNTAIN |
| 24 July 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MATTRESS |
| 21 July 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Twin Falls District | PENNAL GULCH |
| 16 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | LOMBARD |
| 16 July 2002 | Fireworks | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | JUNCTION 75 |
| 29 June 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Twin Falls District | LEATON GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Garden City (historical): 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden Creek Mine | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Project | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Hot Springn | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Challis Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect |
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 399044. 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.