BlockMesa, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 2004. It stands in the Council census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83643. The Survey maps it on the Council quadrangle. It stands 3,251 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1911 USGS Meadows quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Council 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
- 1986 USGS Council quadrangle1:24000
- 2004 USGS Council quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Mesa between 1998 and 2020, burning about 38,609 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.5 acres | Payette National Forest | BACON |
| 7 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | DUMP |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | SCOTCH |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | GOODRICH |
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | 2,732 acres | Payette National Forest | GOODRICH |
| 27 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Payette National Forest | MESA FIRE |
| 22 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 107 acres | Payette National Forest | MINK |
| 17 August 2006 | Natural | 8.0 acres | Payette National Forest | MIDDLE FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Mesa: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, 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 | ||
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Indian Valley | Diatomite | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Indian Valley | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bacon | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Goodrich | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Council | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hillsdale (historical) | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hoover | 8.5 miles | 14 | |
| Beer Bottle Crossing | 11.7 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Mesa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6821046 | 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 396882. 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.