Jenness, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Emmett Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83607. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Emmett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Sand Hollow quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
75 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 75 fires within 5 miles of Jenness between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,208 acres in total. 5 started naturally. 9 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 | 27 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 7 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | EM HOLLOW |
| 29 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | 5.9 acres | Boise District | JENNY |
| 20 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.5 acres | Boise District | FREEZE |
| 16 September 2006 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Boise District | NOBLE |
| 13 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | BRAMJEN |
| 11 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Boise District | ELPASORD#3 |
| 1 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | EL PASO |
| 5 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 101 acres | Boise District | JENNI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Jenness: 3 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emmett Plant | Silica | Producer | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bramwell | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Letha | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Del Monte | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Cold House | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Little Rock | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Emmett | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Plaza | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Black Canyon | 11.7 miles | 15 |
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 Q122539328 | 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 397820. 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.





