Rockville, Idaho
6 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83639. It stands on Dead Horse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rockville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 6 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 Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Rockville quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Mahogany Mountain quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Rockville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 328 acres in total. 3 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 | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | SANDS BASIN |
| 25 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MM10 HWY 95 |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | 56 acres | Boise District | JUMP |
| 13 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Vale District | SAND BA |
| 7 July 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Boise District | FLAT TOP |
| 28 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Boise District | JUMP CK. |
| 22 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 248 acres | Boise District | DEADHORSE |
| 11 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | MM6 HWY95 |
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 Rockville: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Gemstone, Zeolites, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chrisman Hill Mine | Zeolites | Producer | Clinoptilolite | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mahogany | Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gemstones Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Gemstones Mine | Gemstone | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Gemstone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Site | Gemstone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sands (historical) | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Givens Hot Springs | 16.1 miles | 14 | |
| Petersons Crossing | 16.6 miles | 14 | |
| Reynolds | 16.8 miles | 13 | |
| Marsing | 17.2 miles | 13 | |
| Claytonia | 17.9 miles | 13 | |
| Wilson | 18.5 miles | 14 | |
| Homedale | 19.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399552. 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.




