BlockMacGregor, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the McCall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83615. It stands on Gold Fork River. The Survey maps it on the Donnelly quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1911 USGS Meadows quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Cascade quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS McCall quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Donnelly quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of MacGregor (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 97 acres in total. 32 started naturally. 2 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 | 32 |
| Debris and open burning | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2014 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FIRECRACKER |
| 9 September 2012 | Other causes | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WAGON WHEEL MCLEOD |
| 7 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | POISON |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BARKER |
| 6 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | POISON LAKE |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BARKER |
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | RAINBOW |
| 4 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SOUTH NORWOOD |
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 MacGregor (historical): 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, REE, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Fork-Little Valley Placers | Zirconium, REE, Titanium, Gold, Garnet, Iron | Prospect | 1880 | |
| Hot Creek Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Tungmarie Nos 2 and 5 | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| West Mountain Placers | REE | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399134. 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.