BlockJoel, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Moscow census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83843. The Survey maps it on the Moscow East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Moscow East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Moscow quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1975 USGS Moscow East quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Joel between 1993 and 2020, burning about 106 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 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
| 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 | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BLAINE ROAD |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPENCE ROAD |
| 12 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | PINE PATCH |
| 28 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CARLSON HILL |
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 Joel: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Quartz, Stone, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Joel Clay Mine | Kaolin | Past Producer | 1916 | |
| Moscow Clay Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Clay | |
| East Moscow Mountain Prospect | Quartz | Occurrence | ||
| Joel Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Joel Quartz Occurrence | Quartz | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Lt-106 Pit | Stone | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396708. 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.