BlockPocono, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83808. It stands on Pocono Creek. The Survey maps it on the Marble Mountain quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Marble Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Marble Mtn quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS St Maries quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Marble Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Pocono between 1992 and 2018, burning about 3,063 acres in total. 62 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 | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | MARBLE MILE 1 |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DAVEGGIO 2 |
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DONKEY CREEK |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DONKEY JR. |
| 29 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | POCONO |
| 22 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | GROUSE BERRY |
| 21 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | RX SPRING CREEK BUGS |
| 20 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | DONKEY #32 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Pocono: 6 occurrences, 3 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Gold, Copper, Feldspar, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Tri-State Cedar Corp. Prospect | Beryllium, Mica | Prospect | Beryl | |
| Copper Prince Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Gold | |
| Cougar Prospect | Copper, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Cougar Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Marble Creek Pegmatite | Feldspar | Occurrence | ||
| St. Joe Pegmatite | Feldspar | Prospect | ||
| Theriault | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Copper Prince | Copper | Prospect | ||
| Kelly Bros. Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397054. 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.