BlockOrchard Homes, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Troy-Juliaetta-Kendrick census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83535. The Survey maps it on the Juliaetta quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Kendrick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Juliaetta quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
43 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Orchard Homes (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,309 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SPERRY PINE |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MIDDLE POTLATCH II |
| 26 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | REBAR |
| 23 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | SPERRY GRADE |
| 15 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | AMERICAN RIDGE |
| 14 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | AMERICAN RIDGE |
| 1 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MCGARY GRADE |
| 9 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SWINGING BRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Orchard Homes (historical): 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Feldspar. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove School Clay Deposit | Clay, Feldspar | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juliaetta | 1.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lidyville (historical) | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Kendrick | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Bovard (historical) | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lenville | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Troy | 9.9 miles | 11 | |
| Cornwall | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Howell | 10.7 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399169. 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.