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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Bisuka quadrangle1:125000
- 1894 USGS Bisuka quadrangle1:125000, 6 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Mora quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1993Regional 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/undetermined | 21 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 9 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise District | TENNER |
| 3 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 acres | Boise District | BUTTE |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.7 acres | Boise District | BUTTE |
| 20 September 2009 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 13 acres | Boise District | TEN MILE |
| 10 September 1997 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Boise District | KUNABUTTE |
| 31 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Boise District | CANAL |
| 3 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 455 acres | Boise District | HUBBY |
| 26 August 1996 | Natural | 5,756 acres | Boise District | KUNA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kuna Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| McCartan's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Swanfalls 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuna | 4.2 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Owyhee | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Beatty | 10.3 miles | 16 | |
| Meridian | 10.7 miles | 15 | |
| Perkins | 10.9 miles | 16 | |
| Cloverdale | 11.1 miles | 16 | |
| Boise Junction | 11.3 miles | 16 |
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 Q121363202 | 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 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.







