Rebecca, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1897 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Weiser census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83672. It stands on Mann Creek. The Survey maps it on the Weiser Cove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1897 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Weiser Cove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Baker quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Weiser quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Weiser Cove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Rebecca between 1992 and 2015, burning about 3,509 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 1998 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise District | TOE JAM |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Boise District | BECKY |
| 17 August 2015 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,330 acres | Boise District | MANN |
| 16 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 364 acres | Boise District | SAGEBRUSH |
| 31 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.0 acres | Boise District | BEAR |
| 12 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,092 acres | Boise District | RIVER |
| 31 May 1992 | Debris and open burning | 704 acres | Boise District | LOWERMANNS |
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 Rebecca: 5 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Diatomite, Geothermal, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Occurrence | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Weiser Silica Prospect | Clay, Feldspar, Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Weiser Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rebecca in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 2 heavy rain, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Heavy Rain | Rebecca | - | The mesonet station DW9477 near Minden, ID measured 1.24 inches of rain. |
| June 2023 | Heavy Rain | Rebecca | - | The mesonet station, DW9477, near Minden, ID measured 0.48 inches of heavy rain. |
| March 2014 | Flood | Rebecca | - | Moderate flooding on the Weiser River due to heavy rain and snowmelt occurred around the Weiser area affecting many of the county roads and the south and east part of the town. |
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 398033. 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.





