BlockPotter Place, Idaho
15 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 83549. It stands on Cottonwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Heavens Gate quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 Heavens Gate quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1987 USGS Riggins quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Heavens Gate quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Potter Place between 1992 and 2020, burning about 19,928 acres in total. 75 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 | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| 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
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Potter Place: 4 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 126 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cora Gulch Prospect | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| McCrea Creek Prospect | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McCrea Place | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| DeVeny Place | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Pollock | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gotzinger | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| Riggins | 10.3 miles | 13 | |
| Riggins Hot Springs | 16.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lucile | 17.1 miles | 10 | |
| French Creek | 23.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397065. 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.