BlockRookstool Corner, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Notus census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83660. The Survey maps it on the Parma SE quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1898 USGS Nampa quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Parma SE quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Rookstool Corner between 1994 and 2020, burning about 13,941 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 4 were 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 | 12 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 844 acres | Boise District | PEARLY |
| 17 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Boise District | TUCOWS |
| 26 August 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Boise District | GONOGOGO |
| 2 August 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Boise District | OFFROAD |
| 2 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 47 acres | Boise District | MOP |
| 15 August 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 66 acres | Boise District | MIDNITCALL |
| 14 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 67 acres | Boise District | MINNIE |
| 11 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9,748 acres | Boise District | APPLEVALLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Rookstool Corner: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122595446 | 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 376178. 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.