BlockMountain Home, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Potlatch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83855. It stands on East Fork Deep Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mission Mountain quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Mountain Home
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Mountain Home Grange Halllisted 2021 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Tensed quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Mission Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Mission Mountain quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Mountain Home (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 432 acres in total. 18 started naturally. None was 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEST LONE JACK |
| 28 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | NORTH POTLATCH |
| 16 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RUDDY |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MTN HOME GRANGE |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SHEEP CREEK |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WEST FORK DEEP CR |
| 29 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BOUNDARY |
| 29 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 376 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CEDAR CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mountain Home (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum, Titanium, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brickner Mine | Clay | Past Producer | 1903 | |
| Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum, Titanium | Occurrence | Ilmenite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cora | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Freeze | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jamestown (historical) | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Potlatch Junction | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Yellow Dog (historical) | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Onaway | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Potlatch | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hampton | 8.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399122. 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.