BlockYellowjacket, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Forney census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83469. It lies near Van Horn Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Yellowjacket quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1930 USGS Casto quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Yellowjacket quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Challis quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Challis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Yellowjacket between 1992 and 2020, burning about 47 acres in total. 27 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 | 27 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 2013 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Salmon-Challis National Forest | YELLOWJACKET |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | RATTLESNAKE |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | DUCK |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | W/FK YELLOWJACKET |
| 5 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | YELLOWJACKET |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CAMP CREEK |
| 5 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
| 4 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Yellowjacket: 21 past producers, 11 occurrences, 8 prospects, 7 producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Eagle Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Bryan Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Stockwork | |
| Columbia Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Continental Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1891 | |
| Copper Glance | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Star Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Liberty Mine | Silver, Copper, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Chalcocite, Chalcopyrite, Galena, Malachite, Tetrahedrite | |
| Lucky Hunter Group | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Red Jacket Mine | Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Silver | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Snowstorm Prospects | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Chrysocolla, Galena, Malachite |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398392. 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.