BlockPerkins, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Boise City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83709. The Survey maps it on the Cloverdale quadrangle.
On record in Perkins
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Cole School and Gymnasiumlisted 1982 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1892 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000
- 1897 USGS Boise quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cloverdale quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cloverdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Perkins between 2007 and 2016, burning about 117 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | RA11 BFD |
| 16 July 2011 | Natural | 109 acres | Boise District | GOWEN |
| 21 June 2007 | Other causes | 8.0 acres | Boise District | ASSIST 3 BFD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Perkins: 25 past producers, 7 producers, 5 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rip Rap Pit-Gowen Field | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Beacon Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Boise Monroc Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Busy B Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Chausee-Swan Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cole Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Consolidated Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eagle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boise Junction | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Garden City | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Ustick | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Cloverdale | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Beatty | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Boise | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Collister | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Boise Hills Village | 4.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397024. 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.