BlockSampson, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Riggins census division. It stands on West Fork Meadow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Grangeville quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
101 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 101 fires within 5 miles of Sampson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 26,892 acres in total. 97 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 | 97 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | CEMETERY |
| 4 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | GREEK CREEK |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | UMBRELLA |
| 26 September 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
| 2 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | WIND RIVER |
| 16 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | HALLS GULCH |
| 16 September 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Sampson: 42 past producers, 11 occurrences, 3 prospects, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Gold, Silver, REE. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buttercup Placer Group Mine | Gold, Peat, Silver | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Florence District | Silver, Gold | Producer | PLACER, VEIN, QUARTZ LENS | |
| Florence Meadows | Peat, Titanium, Thorium, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Grouse Creek Placer | Uranium, Vanadium | Occurrence | Placer | |
| Jackpot Mine | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Elkhorn Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Gross Creek Placer | REE, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Pine Mine | Gold, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Lost Dutchman Placer | Gold, REE | Prospect | ||
| Banner Prospect | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Seaburg | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Green | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cable Car Crossing | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Turner | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| French Creek | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Riggins Hot Springs | 11.1 miles | 13 | |
| Shells Lick | 14.5 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 400479. 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.