BlockMowry, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Plummer census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83851. The Survey maps it on the Plummer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Plummer quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Plummer quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
86 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 86 fires within 5 miles of Mowry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 300 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 50 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2004 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | LOVELL VALLEY |
| 9 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | PERCH POND |
| 8 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | MADSEN |
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | AGENCY27 |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Coeur d'Alene Tribe | RAILROAD |
| 30 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | WILLIAMS ROAD |
| 28 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | AGENCY |
| 27 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Northern Idaho Agency | PLUMMER/FAIRFIELD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Mowry: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eklund | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Tekoa | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willard | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Plummer | 6.0 miles | 8 | |
| Plummer Junction | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Tensed | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| De Smet | 12.0 miles | 8 | |
| Pedee | 12.1 miles | 9 | |
| Hawleys Landing | 12.5 miles | 9 | |
| Benewah | 12.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396933. 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.