BlockAmalga, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Rupert census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83350. The Survey maps it on the Rupert quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Rupert quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Rupert SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Amalga between 1996 and 2010, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2010 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | REC |
| 14 October 1996 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | THE TREE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Amalga: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Clay, Brick Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Clay Mine | Brick Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Emerson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Goose Creek Placer Deposits | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Marsh Creek Placer Deposits | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Rupert Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 397374. 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.