BlockKarcher Junction, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83651. The Survey maps it on the Nampa quadrangle.
On record in Karcher Junction
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
US Post Office-Nampa Mainlisted 1989 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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 Nampa quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Karcher Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 368 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 20 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| 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 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GOTTS |
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | QUAIL 1 |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO4 |
| 22 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ORCHARD |
| 16 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO3 |
| 13 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | POINT |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GOTTS 4 |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GOTTS 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Karcher Junction: 13 unknowns, 7 producers, 3 past producers. 7 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A and A Redimix Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Baker Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moss | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fischer | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Midway | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Nampa | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Underkoflers Corner | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Maddens | 5.2 miles | 13 | |
| Kings Corner | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bugtown (historical) | 6.3 miles | 13 |
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 Q122572627 | 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 396727. 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.