BlockJohnsons Mill, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83553. It stands on Space Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weippe North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Weippe quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Weippe North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Weippe North quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
99 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 99 fires within 5 miles of Johnsons Mill between 1992 and 2020, burning about 111 acres in total. 53 started naturally. 6 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 | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOTTOM DIVIDE |
| 4 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WEIPPE CEDAR |
| 4 September 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.4 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WOODS ROAD |
| 29 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BORDERLINE |
| 23 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FORDS LOADER |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEST DIVIDE |
| 2 September 2019 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH DIVIDE |
| 18 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROLLOVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Johnsons Mill: 4 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Beryllium, Iron, Gold, Stone, Dimension, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Placer | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cow Creek Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Cw-69s Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Weippe Iron Deposit | Iron, Gold | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Heywood Creek Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| New Occurrence | Beryllium | Unknown | ||
| Pierce Divide Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | Beryl | |
| Placer Creek Beryl Occurrence | Beryllium | Occurrence | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397827. 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.