Pollock, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Riggins census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83547. It stands on Hat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pollock quadrangle. It stands 2,333 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:96000
- 1945 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:125000
- 1955 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Pollock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Pollock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
129 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 129 fires within 5 miles of Pollock between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,540 acres in total. 82 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 | 82 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1999 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Payette National Forest | CASTLE COUGAR |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Payette National Forest | INDIAN |
| 5 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | INDIAN CREEK |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WILD HORSE |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | LOCKWOOD POINT |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | CORA |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SAMPSON |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | CHAIN SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Pollock: 3 prospects, 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Silver. 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 Gulch Group | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Oregon Group Claims | Copper, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Wyant Creek Prospect | Gold, Copper, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Cora Gulch Prospect | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 126 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pollock in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 1 heavy rain, 1 debris flow. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Debris Flow | Pollock | $180,000 | Between 28-30 June 1.67 of rain was measured at the Riggins COOP (45.42/ -116.31). Around 10 AM on the 3rd a rockslide was reported near mile marker 188 on US Route 95 in Idaho. This slide closed both lanes of the highway. A bypass was built and opened on the 9th, however instability in the slope continued to hinder repair (which continued through much of the summer). |
| December 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pollock | - | The Idaho Transportation Department reported a large rock slide that completely blocked U.S. Highway 95 at milepost 188 in the Salmon River canyon. Crews were able to open up one lane by the morning of December 3rd. It had been four to five years since there had been any similar problems in that area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gotzinger | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| DeVeny Place | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Potter Place | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| McCrea Place | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Riggins | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Riggins Hot Springs | 12.3 miles | 13 | |
| Lucile | 15.6 miles | 10 | |
| French Creek | 19.2 miles | 12 |
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 Pollock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7225706 | 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 397056. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







