Amsterdam, Idaho
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hollister census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83301. The Survey maps it on the Hollister quadrangle. It stands 4,685 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Hollister quadrangle1:24000
- 1992 USGS Rogerson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Amsterdam between 1992 and 2018, burning about 440 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HWY 93 MM 19 |
| 19 September 2008 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | NAT SOO PAH |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | NATSOOPAH |
| 6 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ROGERSON |
| 4 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RURAL ASSIST 12 |
| 31 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | NATSOOPAH2 |
| 3 August 2000 | Natural | 133 acres | Twin Falls District | HOLLISTER |
| 2 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HWY93 MM21 |
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 Amsterdam: 7 past producers, 3 prospects, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Pumice, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ora Jones Farm Pumicite Deposit | Geothermal, Pumice, Perlite | Prospect | Pumice | |
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Goat Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Ora Jones Thermal Well | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amsterdam in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2023 | Hail | Amsterdam | - | A trained spotter reported lots of lightning and large hail near Kimberly, ID. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amsterdam | - | A trained spotter measured severe outflow wind gusts. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Amsterdam | - | Two trained spotters near Hollister reported heavy rain with penny sized hail. |
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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hollister | 4.0 miles | 7 | |
| Rogerson | 5.4 miles | 7 | |
| Berger | 12.0 miles | 7 | |
| Rock House Place | 13.4 miles | 7 | |
| Vosburg Place | 14.3 miles | 7 | |
| Godwin | 15.0 miles | 9 | |
| Threemile Crossing | 15.2 miles | 7 | |
| Knull | 16.0 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Amsterdam | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q117025167 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396039. 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.



