BlockJosephson, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Middleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83644. The Survey maps it on the Caldwell 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Caldwell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Josephson between 1992 and 2017, burning about 5,535 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
| 7 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | RA7 CANYON CO |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | HEART |
| 19 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Boise District | CEMETARY |
| 17 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 130 acres | Boise District | HARDLYLUNC |
| 10 August 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 204 acres | Boise District | C LINE |
| 8 July 2011 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Boise District | HARTLEY |
| 5 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Boise District | RA6 CANYON CO |
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 Josephson: 3 unknowns, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Creek Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 396718. 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.