BlockMorrow, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the South Lewis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83523. It stands on North Fork Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Winchester East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Winchester East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
24 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Morrow between 1992 and 2020, burning about 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ROCK PIT BARN FIRE |
| 12 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RADAR |
| 1 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 7.6 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | KINZER |
| 6 August 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BLACK HOLE |
| 30 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | KEUTERVILLE |
| 30 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLOW CREEK |
| 3 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLOW CREEK |
| 24 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EAST FORK MALONEY CR. |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forest | 7.3 miles | 7 | |
| Ilo (historical) | 7.8 miles | 8 | |
| Craigmont | 8.4 miles | 8 | |
| Vollmer | 8.5 miles | 8 | |
| Winchester | 9.5 miles | 8 | |
| Craig Junction | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Clicks | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Woodside (historical) | 10.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397932. 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.