BlockJones Crossing, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83423. The Survey maps it on the Camas quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Camas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Jones Crossing between 1992 and 2019, burning about 6,070 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 August 2007 | Natural | 5.1 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAVER CREEK |
| 3 August 1994 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | JONES XING |
| 29 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MP 158 |
| 2 August 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1,652 acres | Idaho Falls District | NEZ PERCE TRAIL |
| 18 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,039 acres | Idaho Falls District | CATCH 22 |
| 12 August 2003 | Natural | 9.3 acres | Idaho Falls District | LARSEN |
| 3 July 2001 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ROAD RAIL |
| 28 July 1992 | Natural | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | S DUBOIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Jones Crossing: 3 unknowns, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dubois | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| Highbridge | 13.6 miles | 8 | |
| Winsper | 16.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lidy Hot Springs | 17.7 miles | 8 | |
| Spencer | 19.0 miles | 8 | |
| Eighteenmile | 22.3 miles | 9 | |
| Old Beaver | 22.4 miles | 8 | |
| Idmon | 25.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396715. 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.