BlockVassar, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Deary-Bovill census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83823. It stands on Middle Fork Big Bear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Deary quadrangle. It stands 2,753 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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
- 1961 USGS Deary quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Potlatch quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Deary quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Deary quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
52 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 52 fires within 5 miles of Vassar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 408 acres in total. 27 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | VASSAR |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | 10 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | MT DEARY CREEK |
| 3 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MOSS |
| 27 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | EAST BIG BEAR |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CHERRY BUTTE |
| 17 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | FLAT CREEK |
| 10 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | 125 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | OSTERBERG ROAD |
| 1 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | VASSAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Vassar: 11 past producers, 9 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Mica, Beryllium, Clay, Mica, Beryllium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B and N Switchyard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Deary Clay Deposit | Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Deary Clay Deposit South | Aluminum, Kaolin, Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deary Clay Prospect East | Brick Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Last Chance Mine | Mica, Feldspar, Beryllium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Olson and Stanford Hi-Al Clay | Aluminum, Titanium, Silica, Iron, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1907, 1909 | |
| Stanford Clay Deposit | Kaolin, Silica | Producer | 1907 | |
| Deary Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Muscovite Mine | Mica, Beryllium, Uranium | Past Producer | 1888 | |
| Vassar Clay Occurrence | Kaolin | Occurrence |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Vassar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22059002 | 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 397294. 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.