BlockPatterson, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83253. The Survey maps it on the Patterson quadrangle. It stands 6,033 feet above sea level.
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 Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Patterson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Leadore quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Patterson quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Patterson between 1992 and 2019, burning about 1,352 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2003 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Twin Falls District | PATTERSON |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | BIG CREEK |
| 7 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 70 acres | Idaho Falls District | STINKING |
| 7 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MAHOGANY |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | INYO |
| 29 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,185 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | PATTERSON |
| 4 July 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 29 July 2013 | Natural | 93 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | FALLS |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Patterson: 7 occurrences, 5 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Tungsten, Gold, Tungsten, Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten, Gold, Silver, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Wing District | Copper, Molybdenum, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Tungsten | Producer | FRACTURE FILLING VEIN | |
| General Electric-Miller Mine | Tungsten, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ida Tungsten | Tungsten, Silver, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Ima Mill Tailings | Tungsten, Molybdenum | Prospect | Surface | |
| Ima Mine | Tungsten, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper, Gold, Molybdenum | Past Producer | 1881, 1900 | |
| Ima Nos 26 , 30 , 32 , 37 and 38 | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper | Producer | ||
| Miller Mine | Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Prospect | Tungsten, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Silver Group | Silver, Copper, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Prospect | Gold, Tungsten | Occurrence |
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.
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 Patterson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7148422 | 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 397011. 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.