Austin, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1959. It stands in the Buhl census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83316. The Survey maps it on the Thousand Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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.
- 1949 USGS Thousand Springs quadrangle1:24000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Thousand Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Thousand Springs quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Buhl quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
Fires near this place
31 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Austin (historical) between 1995 and 2020, burning about 7,388 acres in total. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Boise District | HAWK |
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 37 acres | Twin Falls District | MAGIC WATERS |
| 4 September 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 100 acres | Idaho Falls District | SALMON CREEK |
| 30 September 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SINKINGCYN |
| 29 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SINKINGCAN |
| 26 September 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | 35 acres | Twin Falls District | WATERS |
| 19 September 1995 | Equipment and vehicle use | 590 acres | Boise District | SALMON FLS |
| 10 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SINKING |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Austin (historical): 10 past producers, 7 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 prospect. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Diatomite, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banbury | Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay | Prospect | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold, Iron, Chromium | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| State Pit Tf 79 | Stone | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Ray Banbury Diatomite Deposit | Diatomite | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Miracle Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Creek | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Abbey (historical) | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Buhl | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Cedar | 8.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fairview | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Castleford | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Peavey | 11.6 miles | 9 | |
| Clover | 13.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399426. 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.





