Howell, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Troy-Juliaetta-Kendrick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83871. It lies near Dutch Flat. The Survey maps it on the Troy quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Troy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Moscow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Howell between 1993 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 8 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CABIN |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FELTON CREEK |
| 27 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ORCHARD LOOP |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPRING VALLEY CR |
| 2 September 1996 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROBINSON LAKE |
| 18 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RANDALL FLAT |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPENCE ROAD #2 |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPENCE ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Howell: 8 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Quartz, Stone, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jensen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joel Clay Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| McKeehan Clay Mine | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Moscow Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Clay | |
| East Moscow Mountain Prospect | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joel Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Joel Quartz Occurrence | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Lt-106 Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Howell in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Howell | $2,000 | Grain bin fell and landed on van. Pullman, Moscow Airport recorded a max gusts of 67 MPH. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Howell | - | North Latah County Road Department reported water over roadways along portions of Randle Flat Creek Road and Driscoll Ridge Road near Troy, Idaho. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Cornwall | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Joel | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Nora | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lenville | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Blaine | 8.8 miles | 13 | |
| Lidyville (historical) | 9.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397800. 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.




