Headquarters, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83546. It stands on Fohl Creek. The Survey maps it on the Headquarters quadrangle. It stands 3,159 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS Washington Creek quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Headquarters quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
57 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 57 fires within 5 miles of Headquarters between 1992 and 2019, burning about 243 acres in total. 49 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 49 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DULL AXE |
| 8 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH SNAKE |
| 2 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCOLFIELD PT |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ALDER CR |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WASHINGTON CR II |
| 11 September 1996 | Natural | 230 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | DEER CREEK |
| 1 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH REEDS |
| 1 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LOOP BEAVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Headquarters: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Stone, Silver, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Headquarters Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Reeds Creek | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Santiago Group | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Little Beaver Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Sweet Mine | Gold | Unknown |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Headquarters in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2015: 2 heavy rain, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | Hail | Headquarters | - | The public reported half dollar sized (1.25 in) hail that fell in the woods near Headquarters, ID. Pictures confirmed the size of hail. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Headquarters | - | The COOP observer measured 1.66 inches of rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 7 am Aug. 15. Most likely this rainfall amount was associated with the supercell thunderstorm that tracked over the area. |
| October 2011 | Heavy Rain | Headquarters | - | The spotter at Headquarters reported a 24 hour rainfall total of 0.80 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hollywood | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Jaype | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Poorman | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bingo Creek Landing | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Pierce | 9.6 miles | 10 | |
| Oro Fino (historical) | 10.2 miles | 10 | |
| Judge Town | 10.7 miles | 10 |
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 Headquarters | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5689882 | 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 396638. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.










