BlockOla, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Sweet census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83657. It lies near Fir Tree Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Ola quadrangle. It stands 3,008 feet above sea level.
On record in Ola
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 1 record
Ola Schoollisted 1992
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1894 USGS Squaw Creek quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Ola quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
32 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Ola between 1992 and 2015, burning about 55,300 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 1 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 | 25 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SECOND FORK |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Boise District | COONRODBAS |
| 25 September 2014 | Natural | 724 acres | Boise District | OLA |
| 16 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DRAGONBACK |
| 16 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | WHITLOCK |
| 15 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | 644 |
| 13 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | TIMBER FLAT |
| 12 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Boise National Forest | LONG PINE |
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 Ola: 2 unknowns, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Diatomite, Beryllium, Feldspar, Molybdenum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adanac Claim | Beryllium, Feldspar | Prospect | Beryl | |
| Ruby Creek | Molybdenum | Prospect | 1905 | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Donald M Claim | Beryllium | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Diatomite | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gross | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sweet | 14.3 miles | 15 | |
| Montour | 17.6 miles | 15 | |
| Marsh (historical) | 18.1 miles | 15 | |
| Black Canyon | 19.1 miles | 15 | |
| Plaza | 19.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pearl | 22.3 miles | 15 | |
| Emmett | 23.7 miles | 15 |
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 Ola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7082830 | 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 393849. 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.