Walters Ferry, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Melba census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83641. It lies near Big Rocky Island. The Survey maps it on the Walters Butte quadrangle. It stands 2,264 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1892 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Walters Butte quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Walters Butte quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Walters Ferry between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,558 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 114 acres | Boise District | CHINADITCH |
| 6 August 2000 | Firearms and explosives use | 8.0 acres | Boise District | HEMINGWAY |
| 22 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 353 acres | Boise District | CELEBRATE |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MAP ROCK |
| 15 August 2012 | Firearms and explosives use | 195 acres | Boise District | CHUALKY |
| 4 July 2004 | Fireworks | 3.0 acres | Boise District | HEMINGWAY |
| 30 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Boise District | GUFF |
| 29 July 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | WALDVOGEL |
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 Walters Ferry: 8 prospects, 7 occurrences, 5 past producers, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Volcanic Materials, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melba | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Diatom Claim | Uranium | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Diatomite Claim | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Diatomite Occurrence | Diatomite | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Pumice Occurrence | Pumice | Past Producer | Pumice | |
| Reynolds Creek | Diatomite | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrens | 3.3 miles | 15 | |
| Melba | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Westma | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bowmont | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Swartz Corner | 11.3 miles | 14 | |
| Deal | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kings Corner | 12.7 miles | 14 | |
| Tiegs Corner | 12.8 miles | 14 |
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 Walters Ferry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q116949876 | 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 400160. 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.








