Built in 1933. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
“The Council Ranger Station located in Council, Idaho, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.”
Wikipedia article Council Ranger Station, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 7 National Register listings published here for Adams County · listed in 1992 · category: Building · built in 1933.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Council Ranger Station between 1994 and 2020, burning about 35,654 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | 2 SNAG |
| 19 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | ARBUCKLE |
| 12 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | GROSSEN CANYON |
| 7 August 2010 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Payette National Forest | COOK HOUSE |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | ORCHID |
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Payette National Forest | FROG POND |
| 3 August 2009 | Natural | 26 acres | Payette National Forest | MILL CREEK 2 |
| 22 August 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | 107 acres | Payette National Forest | MINK |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Council Ranger Station: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Council, the town this property stands in, in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2012: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Council | $50,000 | Adams County Emergency Manager reported the roof was blown off of a church in Council including roof damage to other homes in the area. Also, many large trees were down along a path into the northeast part of the county. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Council | - | Local media reported 1.00 inch hail in and around Council. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Council | - | Flooding occurred across portions of Highway 95 and a trained spotter near Glendale reported over 1.30 inches of rain during an 11 hour period and flooding into fields along the Weiser River. |
| May 1998 | Hail | Council | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail at Council. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Council | - | A severe thunderstorm formed over the Central Mountains and produced 3/4 inch hail . |
| September 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Council | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Adams County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 1987 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 92000689 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Adams County | All 7 listed properties in this county. |
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