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Mora, Idaho

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Kuna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83634. The Survey maps it on the Mora quadrangle. It stands 2,763 feet above sea level.

Mora within Ada County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 16 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

69 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Mora between 1993 and 2020, burning about 16,217 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 4 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Firearms and explosives use9
Natural9
Power generation/transmission/distribution6
Recreation and ceremony5
Debris and open burning4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks4
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Smoking1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreBoise DistrictTENNER
3 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined29 acresBoise DistrictBUTTE
28 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.7 acresBoise DistrictBUTTE
20 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution13 acresBoise DistrictTEN MILE
10 September 1997Natural6.0 acresBoise DistrictKUNABUTTE
31 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresBoise DistrictCANAL
3 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined455 acresBoise DistrictHUBBY
26 August 1996Natural5,756 acresBoise DistrictKUNA

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ada County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Mora: 5 past producers, 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Galey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Kuna PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
McCartan's PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Swanfalls PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Ada County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Kuna4.2 miles16
Pleasant Valley5.7 miles16
Owyhee8.6 miles16
Beatty10.3 miles16
Meridian10.7 miles15
Perkins10.9 miles16
Cloverdale11.1 miles16
Boise Junction11.3 miles16

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 Q121363202The 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 396923. 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.