Nora, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Troy-Juliaetta-Kendrick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83871. It lies near Little Bear Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Stanford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Deary quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Stanford quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Stanford quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Nora between 1992 and 2020, burning about 171 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2020 | Fireworks | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ORCHARD LOOP |
| 27 September 1993 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPRING VALLEY CR |
| 24 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CABIN |
| 20 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | DRY CREEK |
| 16 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WHITE PINE FLATS |
| 10 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | OSTERBERG ROAD |
| 4 August 1997 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPUD HILL |
| 28 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CARLSON HILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Nora: 10 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benson Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory), Kaolin | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Copper Chief Mine | Copper, Cobalt, Kyanite | Past Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Cobaltite, Sillimanite | |
| Deary Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gemmill Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Covellite | |
| Jensen Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| McKeehan Clay Mine | Kaolin, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Surface | |
| O.K. Olson | Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite | |
| Olson and Stanford Hi-Al Clay | Aluminum, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1907, 1909 | |
| Troy Sillimanite Co. Prospect | Kyanite, Copper | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| B and N Switchyard 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stanford | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Avon | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Vassar | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Howell | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Yale (historical) | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 6.8 miles | 11 | |
| Deary | 8.1 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Nora | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q20714301 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399141. 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.





