BlockSlocum, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Pierce-Headquarters census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83544. The Survey maps it on the Grangemont quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Grangemont quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Grangemont quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Slocum between 1992 and 2018, burning about 15 acres in total. 51 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SHOTGUN WILLY |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BANDMILL |
| 3 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | WF HODSON CR |
| 19 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | DEMOCRAT RIDGE |
| 17 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BUCK BUTTE |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RAINY CR |
| 15 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NEW RAGEMONT |
| 9 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BAND MILL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Slocum: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Asbestos, Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Democrat Mine | Copper, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Unknown | ||
| Orofino Creek Anthophyllite Occurrence | Asbestos | Occurrence | Metamorphic | |
| Cow Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Reeds Creek Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cully Moores | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Johnson | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Rudo | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cow Creek | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Haley | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Omill | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Hansberg | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Best Corner | 7.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399212. 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.