BlockGerman Settlement, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Nez Perce census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83541. The Survey maps it on the Gifford 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 Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Culdesac quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
- 1984 USGS Gifford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of German Settlement between 1992 and 2018, burning about 936 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2011 | Smoking | 60 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | CULDESAC |
| 11 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ANGEL JACK |
| 8 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | RICHMOND PLACE |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | OBRIEN |
| 5 August 2017 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | CULDESAC |
| 5 August 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | OLD MELROSE GRADE |
| 27 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | GROWLER |
| 27 August 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | GROWLER POINT |
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 German Settlement: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peck Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396543. 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.