BlockHarer, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. It stands on Sheep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pegram quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pegram quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Harer between 1994 and 2019, burning about 208 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAR LAKE |
| 3 August 1996 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | MERKLEY #2 |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 29 acres | Idaho Falls District | WEB |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | SHEEP CREEK |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | PEGRAM |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | TUBBS |
| 17 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SHEEP CRK |
| 13 July 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | CEMETARY |
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 Harer: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Copper, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado - Idaho Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Dingle Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Bonanza Shaft | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Duke Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 396613. 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.