Grand Junction, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the Post Falls-Rathdrum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83854. The Survey maps it on the Post Falls quadrangle. It stands 2,146 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Coeur D'Alene NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Post Falls quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Grand Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 230 acres in total. 19 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | 515 |
| 7 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CARPENTER |
| 5 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STATESIDE SPOT |
| 4 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Washington State Department of Natural Resources Headquarters | STARR SPOT |
| 4 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | FLATS |
| 29 September 2003 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BURLINGTON |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MEYERS RD 31 |
| 16 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROCK BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Grand Junction: 7 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Granite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moab Quarry | Granite | Past Producer | ||
| Murphy Brothers State Line Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fuller Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moab Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Post Falls | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| McGuire | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| East Greenacres | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant View | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Coeur d'Alene Junction | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| State Line Village | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Howelltown | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Hauser | 4.2 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q28945177 | 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 376158. 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.






