BlockKings Corner, 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 83686. It stands on 12th Ave Drain. The Survey maps it on the Nampa quadrangle.
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
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Kings Corner between 1992 and 2006, burning about 246 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 11 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 | 11 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | QUAIL 1 |
| 23 August 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | CARTER |
| 17 August 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | RYE PATCH |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | 105 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | CCLIGHTNING |
| 4 July 1994 | Fireworks | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ROCKET |
| 2 July 2000 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GUFFY |
| 28 June 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GREENHURST |
| 18 June 1997 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Kings Corner: 10 unknowns, 7 producers, 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowman Sand and Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bryon C Rambo Crushing, Co Inc | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dell 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deal | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Tiegs Corner | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Swartz Corner | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Nampa | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bowmont | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Karcher Junction | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Westma | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Fischer | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396745. 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.