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Teton County, Idaho

36 topographic sheets cover 18 settlements here, and 5 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

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From the record

5 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Idaho within the United States
Teton County within Idaho

What the record shows

  • 213 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 5 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 3 buildings, 1 site and 1 district.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 18 populated places in this county; 18 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

5

Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.

Photograph PropertyType ListedReference
Hollingshead Homesteadbuilding200606000002
Pierre's Hole 1832 Battle Area Sitesite198484001197
Spud Drive-In Theaterdistrict200399001475
Teton County Courthousebuilding198787001589
Victor Railroad Depotbuilding199595000508

Wildfire, 1992 to 2020

64 fires

Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 64 of them, burning about 270 acres. 40 started naturally and 1 was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.

Reported cause Fires
Natural40
Recreation and ceremony14
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2
Arson/incendiarism1

The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
18 October 1996Debris and open burning100 acresCaribou-Targhee National ForestDUDE CREEK
1 September 2002Recreation and ceremony93 acresIdaho Falls DistrictFELT
9 August 2007Natural38 acresCaribou-Targhee National ForestLITTLE BURNS
13 September 1994Natural10 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLINDERMAN
16 August 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.8 acresIdaho Falls DistrictFELT DAM
7 May 2007Missing data/not specified/undetermined4.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictHORSESHOE
30 September 1996Debris and open burning3.0 acresCaribou-Targhee National ForestMCREYNOLDS
17 August 2001Natural3.0 acresCaribou-Targhee National ForestMCREYNOLDS

Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.

Storms, 1954 to 2026

60 of 71 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 71 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $230,230 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind38
Hail17
Funnel Cloud4
Flood4
Lightning3
Flash Flood3
Tornado1
Heavy Rain1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
February 2017FloodJudkins$90,000Some minor sheet flooding occurred at low elevations along with some road damage aided in part by the cold and snowy winter after the warmup in February.
July 1999LightningDriggs$21,000Lightning struck a lone tree, killing all 15 head of cattle which had gathered about it.
October 2013LightningTetonia$20,000Lightning struck a tree that was connected to a barbed wire fence on a ranch in Tetonia. The current from the fence killed 15 cattle lined up next to the fence. Cost to the rancher was between 15 and 20 thousand dollars.
May 2017FloodJudkins$17,000Minor flooding occurred in May with snow melt being the main contributor to the flooding. Field flooding caused agricultural damage and many roads and recreational facilities received damage.
June 2017FloodJudkins$11,000Minor flooding continued in June with snow melt being the main contributor to the flooding. Field flooding caused agricultural damage and many roads and recreational facilities received damage.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$10,000Three power poles damaged with one snapped off halfway up. Multiple large trees were downed.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$6,000Idaho Highway 33 was blocked in both directions at milepost 141 due to multiple power lines downed.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindDriggs$6,000Several trees were downed at the Teton County Courthouse in Driggs. One tree took down a light pole.
September 2025Thunderstorm WindFelt$5,000Multiple trees reported downed in Felt.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$5,000Numerous large trees snapped off at various heights along Willowbrook Dr.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$3,500Seven trees were downed in Valley Centre Dr neighborhood. All were snapped off at roots at or just below ground level. One was 2 feet in diameter and others 1 foot in diameter. One tree blocked Valley Centre Dr at Idaho Highway 33.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindVictor$3,000Several trees reported down in the Game Creek area off of Old Jackson Highway southeast of Victor.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindTetonia$3,000A large section of siding was blown off residence near Totonia with a private weather station recording a 60 mph wind gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$3,000Three large trees, one cottonwood and two aspens, blown down in driveway along N 1000 E south of E 7000 N. One tree 16 inches in diameter.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$3,000Large pine tree estimated at 2 feet in diameter snapped off less than half way up from the ground near the intersection of Ski Hill Rd and Mountain Vista Dr.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindDriggs$3,000A 61 mph wind gust was measured at 4:05 PM 2 miles north of Driggs with 4 power poles downed along 2500 N. Power was out for 6 hours north of the airport.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$2,000Roof shingles peeled up on a home near N 3000 W and W 4000 N.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$2,000Small portion of roof peeled off the Wardrobe business along Idaho Highway 33.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$2,000Small tree downed on a pickup tree off of Clubmoss Ln.
September 2022Thunderstorm WindVictor$2,000Power lines were reported down with damage to power pole in Victor.
June 2011Flash FloodFelt$2,000Heavy rain on top of snowmelt caused Badger Crerek to flood causing damage to County Road 10000 North. It was closed for several weeks.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$1,500Four foot by 4 foot tarp ripped in half. Phone line taken off a residence with greenhouse damage at Tetonia elementary school.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindTetonia$1,000A tree was downed on a power line near Tetonia causing a power outage in the area.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindDriggs$1,000A large aspen tree was downed near Horseshoe Canyon.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$1,000A wood and sheet metal horse shed with ground anchors 4 feet deep pulled out of the ground in the area of N 4500 W and 6000 N.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia$1,000A power pole was damaged and leaning along E 4000 N.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$1,000Pine tree uprooted and down on a trailer home.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$1,000A large tree 2 feet in diameter down along Ashley Avenue between N 1st St and Idaho Highway 33.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindVictor$1,000Wood and sheet metal horse shelter flipped over with posts snapped at ground level and trees down . In Fox Creek off of S 1000 E.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindClementsville$1,000no account filed
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs$500Tree 1.5 feet in diameter snapped off at base on Goldshire Drive.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindVictor$300Tents damaged and destroyed at the craft fair in Victor City Park.
September 2024Flash FloodDriggs$200A NWS employee reported significant water running along the shoulders of Idaho 33 in Driggs due to heavy rainfall from thunderstorms. Street flooding in the area of 3rd St and Little Ave.
June 2024FloodVictor$100Widespread rainfall amounts of 0.75 to 1.25 inches was reported in the Victor area. Road flooding reported along 6000 S and Idaho 33 and along W 6000 S and S 500 W. Water was running over Idaho 33 at milepost 146.8. Some homes were affected by water going over Idaho 33 along Fox Creek.
June 2024LightningVictor$100Fall River Rural Electric Cooperative reported a lightning strike knocked out power to several hundred customers in the areas of Idaho 33 and W 5000 S for about an hour near Victor.
June 1954Tornadonot stated$30no account filed
April 2026Thunderstorm WindClementsville-The Relay Ridge mesonet site recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindClementsville-The Relay Ridge mesonet site recorded a 59 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindClementsville-The Botts ITD site on Idaho 33 recorded a 62 mph wind gust.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindClementsville-The River Rim RWIS site recorded 58 mph.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindFelt-Private weather station recorded 59 mph gust.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs Muni Arpt-A 58 mph wind gust measured by the AWOS at the Driggs Airport.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindDriggs-Fall River Rural Electric reported 26 customers without power in downtown Driggs.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindTetonia-Two-hundred sixteen customers without power in the Tetonia area reported by Fall River Electric Cooperative.
June 2022Funnel CloudTetonia-A funnel cloud photographed just north and northwest of Tetonia.
June 2022Funnel CloudTetonia-A funnel cloud photographed west of Tetonia.
May 2020Thunderstorm WindVictor-A 60 mph wind gust measured at the Pine Creek Pass ITD site.
April 2020Thunderstorm WindClementsville-A 63 mph gust measured at Botts mesonet station.
June 2015HailTetonia-Large hail measuring 1.25 inches was recorded in Tetonia.
June 2015Flash FloodVictor-Heavy rains from a thunderstorm caused several inches of water to collect on roads and residential areas in the town of Victor. No damage reports were received.
August 2014Heavy RainJudkins-Farmers and ranchers in Teton County were declared by the USDA to qualify for natural disaster assistance due to crop damage from heavy August rains. Eastern Idaho barley crop damage was estimated at 64 million dollars with a portion of that in Teton County.
May 2014HailVictor-One inch hail fell in Victor verified by a National Weather Service employee in the area.
May 2014HailTetonia-Tetonia received 1.75 inch hail from a severe thunderstorm.
July 2008HailVictor-Extensive quarter sized hail near Victor.
July 2008HailVictor-Quarter sized hail in Victor.
July 2008HailDriggs-Nickel sized hail at Driggs.
September 2000Funnel CloudDriggs-Two funnel clouds spotted.
May 1997Funnel CloudDriggs-Teton County Sheriff reported a funnel cloud about 4 miles southwest of Driggs which extended only a few hundred feet from base of cloud and did not touch the ground. The thunderstorm associated with this funnel also produced pea-size hail.
June 2006HailDriggs-no account filed
July 2004HailVictor-no account filed

Mines and quarries

48 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 48 workings inside this county. None of them still produces: all are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction21
Phosphorus-Phosphates12
Limestone, General5
Pumice3
Bituminous, Uranium1
Vanadium1
Chromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium1
Chromium, Vanadium, Phosphorus-Phosphates1
Uranium, Bituminous1
Vanadium, Phosphorus-Phosphates1
Scandium1
Sulfur1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cluff TunnelsBituminous, UraniumOccurrenceSedimentary
Gravel PitScandiumPast Producer
Pine Creek Pass Coal ProspectUranium, BituminousOccurrence1912
Piney Peak Phosphate DepositChromium, Vanadium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Sulphur SprsSulfurOccurrence
Trench D Phosphate OccurrenceVanadium, Phosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Trench E Phosphate OccurrenceChromium, Phosphorus-Phosphates, VanadiumOccurrence
Trench K Phosphate OccurrencePhosphorus-Phosphates, VanadiumOccurrence
Pumice DepositPumicePast ProducerPumice
Pumice DepositPumicePast ProducerPumice
Pumice DepositPumicePast ProducerPumice
Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Mike Harris Creek Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Packsaddle Basin LimestoneLimestone, GeneralOccurrence
Packsaddle Basin Limestone DepositLimestone, GeneralOccurrenceLimestone
Pole Canyon Limestone MineLimestone, GeneralPast ProducerLimestone
Moose CreekPhosphorus-PhosphatesUnknown
Patterson Creek Phosphate DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Phosphate OccurrencePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Phosphate OccurrencePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Trench C. Phosphate OccurrencePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Trench F Phosphate OccurrencePhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Unnamed LocationPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Unnamed ProspectPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Unnamed ProspectPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Unnamed ProspectPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Victor TrenchPhosphorus-PhosphatesProspect
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

18

Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.

The vanished settlements of Teton County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.
  • Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.