BlockUnderkoflers Corner, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1898 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Nampa census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83607. The Survey maps it on the Lake Lowell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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
- 1958 USGS Lake Lowell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Boise quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
36 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Underkoflers Corner between 1992 and 2020, burning about 201 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 15 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.1 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | GOTTS |
| 23 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO4 |
| 22 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | ORCHARD |
| 16 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO3 |
| 30 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO2 |
| 3 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 43 acres | Boise District | SINKER CR. |
| 26 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | MARLBORO |
| 22 August 1992 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge | Y66 BLDG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Underkoflers Corner: 9 unknowns, 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 Industrial | Clay | Unknown | ||
| A and A Redimix Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Baker Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Caldwell Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bugtown (historical) | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Moss | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Caldwell | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Karcher Junction | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fischer | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Simplot | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Maddens | 4.9 miles | 13 |
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 Q122592993 | 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 397289. 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.