BlockNicholia, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Leadore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83464. It lies near Smelter Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Nicholia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Nicholia quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Nicholia quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Nicholia between 1997 and 2020, burning about 401 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | VIOLA |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | VIOLA |
| 22 August 2011 | Natural | 369 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | WILLOW CANYON |
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | ITALIAN |
| 31 July 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | NICHOLIA |
| 10 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WILLOW |
| 10 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WILLOW 2 |
| 11 June 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | VIOLA |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Nicholia: 8 prospects, 4 occurrences, 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Zinc, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Climax Group | Iron, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Clipper Property | Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Galena | |
| Coons Canyon | Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Irene Mining Claim | Manganese | Prospect | ||
| Clark and Rossi | Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Clipper | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Enterprise Property | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Ida Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Galena | |
| Nicholia Fraction | Silver, Lead | Prospect | 1922 | |
| Clark and Rossi Property | Lead | Occurrence | Galena |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nicholia in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Funnel Cloud | Nicholia | - | A funnel cloud formed from a thunderstorm south of Gilmore Summit and moved towards Mud Creek before dissipating. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396959. 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.