Westma, 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 Powers Butte. The Survey maps it on the Melba quadrangle.
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
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Melba quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Melba quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Westma between 1995 and 2018, burning about 766 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 August 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Boise District | KAVE |
| 23 August 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 60 acres | Boise District | KUNA CAVE |
| 22 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Boise District | ROBINSONPT |
| 2 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 32 acres | Boise District | NICHOLSON |
| 18 August 2007 | Firearms and explosives use | 2.0 acres | Boise District | BUTTE |
| 27 July 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 275 acres | Boise District | SPROAT |
| 13 July 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | 312 acres | Boise District | MURPHY LANE |
| 11 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 53 acres | Boise District | HEMINGWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Westma: 4 unknowns, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Geothermal, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cimota Enterprises, Inc Gravel Pit | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Gold, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | ||
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Leland Freiberghaus Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Producer | Surface | |
| Cinder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowmont | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Melba | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Swartz Corner | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Warrens | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Walters Ferry | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Deal | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Tiegs Corner | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Kings Corner | 7.1 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.
| Wikidata item Q122568613 | 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 397306. 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.








