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Neal, Idaho

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Orchard census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83716. The Survey maps it on the Mayfield quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Neal within Ada County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 18 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

111 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 111 fires within 5 miles of Neal (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 16,615 acres in total. 18 started naturally. 13 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined28
Equipment and vehicle use24
Natural18
Arson/incendiarism13
Firearms and explosives use7
Fireworks6
Recreation and ceremony6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Debris and open burning1

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 2012Natural1.0 acresBoise DistrictNORTHBONN
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictMM63 I84
5 September 2005Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreBoise DistrictLUCKYFLAT
26 September 2015Firearms and explosives use5.0 acresBoise DistrictBNB
25 September 2011Fireworks2.0 acresBoise DistrictMM69 I84
25 September 2011Fireworks1.0 acresBoise DistrictMM70 I84
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictBRYAN
25 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreBoise DistrictMP64I84

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Ada 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 Neal (historical): 4 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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
Fisher PropertyGold, SilverOccurrence
Wild CatCopper, Gold, Silver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Numerous ProspectsGoldProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Ada 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
Blacks (historical)1.4 miles15
Regina6.4 miles18
Leone7.3 miles15
Blacks Creek7.4 miles16
Barber8.3 miles14
South Boise (historical)11.0 miles19
Hillcrest11.3 miles19
Vernon11.3 miles19

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399146. 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.