Hillcrest, Idaho
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Boise City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83716. The Survey maps it on the Boise South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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
- 1954 USGS Boise quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Boise South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Boise South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
53 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 53 fires within 5 miles of Hillcrest between 1992 and 2019, burning about 14,432 acres in total. 9 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | ELEYE |
| 22 September 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Boise District | BLKHAWKDWN |
| 18 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Boise District | COLUMBIA |
| 9 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Boise District | I84-MP59 |
| 6 August 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HOLLILYN |
| 4 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | VANWYCK |
| 29 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Boise District | HOLLY |
| 28 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | RA11 BFD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 47 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Hillcrest: 33 past producers, 8 producers, 5 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pullman Brick Co. Mine | Clay | Producer | Surface | |
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Twentieth Century Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Old Boise Stone Company Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Perlite Deposit | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Rip Rap Pit-Gowen Field | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Perlite | Past Producer | ||
| Keltic Gold Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Last Hope Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morning Star Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Boise (historical) | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Vernon | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Boise | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Barber | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Boise Hills Village | 4.8 miles | 18 | |
| Boise Junction | 4.8 miles | 16 | |
| Garden City | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Perkins | 5.6 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396654. 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.








