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Moravia, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Bonners Ferry census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83805. It stands on Snow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Moravia quadrangle.

Moravia within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

177 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Moravia between 1992 and 2020, burning about 214 acres in total. 46 started naturally. 15 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
Debris and open burning52
Natural46
Missing data/not specified/undetermined29
Arson/incendiarism15
Recreation and ceremony8
Railroad operations and maintenance8
Equipment and vehicle use8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Fireworks2
Smoking2

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
9 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRIVERSIDE
7 September 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsWAGON WHEEL RD
5 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresKootenai National Wildlife RefugeMYRTLE CREEK
30 September 2011Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPETERSON
26 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPLEASANT
25 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestSNOW RIP
23 September 2012Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsTAMARACK
23 September 2011Natural5.2 acresIdaho Department of LandsROUND MT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary 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 Moravia: 3 unknowns, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium. 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
Unnamed LocationUraniumProspect
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Portrey PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
SandpitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Zimmerman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Boundary County

Storms near this place

6 since 2011

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moravia in 6 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 flood, 2 debris flow, 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
April 2011FloodMoravia$500,000Deep Creek flooded portions of Deep Creek Loop, also listed as Old Highway 95 causing sloughing of the roadway and embankment. Pavement damage was 500 feet by nine feet wide. The route is a major county through route from Naples to Bonners Ferry.
April 2017Debris FlowMoravia$50,000A second debris flow cut Highway 95, which is a primary route through Boundary County, between Naples and Bonners Ferry.
April 2017Debris FlowMoravia$2,000A debris flow on Myrtle Creek Road exposed two cases of vintage dynamite apparently buried and abandoned after road work in the 1970s. The dynamite was rendered safe and removed but the road remained closed due to unstable surface conditions through April 13th.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindMoravia$1,000Roof was torn off a large barn. A 57 MPH gust was recorded North of Naples.
September 2024Thunderstorm WindMoravia$500Trees uprooted or snapped off along Deep Creek Road toward Bonners Ferry. Hail up to pea size. A 57 MPH gust was recorded North of Naples.
December 2015FloodMoravia-A trained spotter reported flooding along Deep Creek at Lions Den Road 6 miles north of Naples, Idaho.

Every storm recorded in Boundary 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
Burns1.7 miles12
Deep Creek1.9 miles12
Schnoors3.5 miles12
Bonners Ferry4.5 miles12
Naples5.4 miles12
Allens Spur6.4 miles12
Threemile Corner7.1 miles12
Shiloh7.2 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396924. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.