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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Bonners Ferry quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Moravia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 52 |
| Natural | 46 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RIVERSIDE |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WAGON WHEEL RD |
| 5 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge | MYRTLE CREEK |
| 30 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PETERSON |
| 26 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PLEASANT |
| 25 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SNOW RIP |
| 23 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TAMARACK |
| 23 September 2011 | Natural | 5.2 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | ROUND MT |
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 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Uranium | Prospect | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Portrey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sandpit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Zimmerman Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2011Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Flood | Moravia | $500,000 | Deep 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 2017 | Debris Flow | Moravia | $50,000 | A second debris flow cut Highway 95, which is a primary route through Boundary County, between Naples and Bonners Ferry. |
| April 2017 | Debris Flow | Moravia | $2,000 | A 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $1,000 | Roof was torn off a large barn. A 57 MPH gust was recorded North of Naples. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moravia | $500 | Trees 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 2015 | Flood | Moravia | - | A trained spotter reported flooding along Deep Creek at Lions Den Road 6 miles north of Naples, Idaho. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns | 1.7 miles | 12 | |
| Deep Creek | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Schnoors | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bonners Ferry | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Naples | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Allens Spur | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Threemile Corner | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Shiloh | 7.2 miles | 12 |
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.






