Alameda, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Pocatello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83201. It stands on Pocatello Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pocatello North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1937 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Pocatello North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Pocatello North quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Alameda between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,102 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | AMERICAN |
| 8 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | MICHAUD CREEK |
| 4 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Idaho Falls District | POCATELLO |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.2 acres | Idaho Falls District | BUCKSKIN ROAD |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 acres | Bannock County | BANNOCK COUNTY ASSIST 5 |
| 20 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 16 September 1992 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 225 acres | Idaho Falls District | POCATELLO |
| 15 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Idaho Falls District | FMC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Alameda: 5 producers, 3 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Horse Mine | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Lyonclaw Mine | Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mountain Spring Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| R L Brown | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| FMC Elemental Phosphorus Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Simplot Don Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Baldwin and Brady | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Bengal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Fmc Silica Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Alameda in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Flash Flood | Alameda | - | Heavy rainfall of more than an inch caused flooding of streets in Pocatello. Garrett Way was closed between N Main Street and W Cedar Street and Marlu Street was closed in front of Lewis and Clark Elementary School and Alameda Middle School. |
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 399414. 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.
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.







