Gardena, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Horseshoe Bend census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83629. It stands on Brownlee Creek. The Survey maps it on the Horseshoe Bend quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Horseshoe Bend quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Horseshoe Bend quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
46 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Gardena between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,921 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 21 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3,898 acres | Boise National Forest | CHIEF PARISH |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | COTTONWOOD |
| 18 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.2 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SWS 015 MM65 HWY55 |
| 13 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BRAVO |
| 13 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MILE MARKER 72 ON HWY 55 |
| 13 September 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MILE POST 73 |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CRUICKSHANK |
| 11 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BROWNLEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Gardena: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gem State Consolidated Mines | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Osborne | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Osborne Mine | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Antimony, Lead | Past Producer | Boulangerite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite, Tetrahedrite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownlee | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Horseshoe Bend | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Banks | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Quartzburg | 10.8 miles | 20 | |
| Granite | 12.1 miles | 20 | |
| Star Ranch Summer Home Area | 12.6 miles | 20 | |
| Placerville | 13.1 miles | 20 | |
| Howell (historical) | 13.1 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Gardena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28869258 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 376157. 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.







