Barite, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hailey-Bellevue census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83333. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hailey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1895 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Sun Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Barite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,481 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1999 | Fireworks | 18 acres | Twin Falls District | WOODSIDE |
| 14 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | QUIGLEY2 |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | 240 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIAN GULCH |
| 5 August 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 154 acres | Twin Falls District | CROY CREEK |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIANCR |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIAN CREEK |
| 18 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | WATERGULCH |
| 6 July 2014 | Fireworks | 728 acres | Twin Falls District | COLORADO GULCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 58 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 58 workings within 5 miles of Barite: 26 past producers, 17 occurrences, 11 unknowns, 4 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Gold, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada Jane and Bismuth Claims | Arsenic, Molybdenum | Unknown | ||
| Chief of the Hills | Quartz | Unknown | ||
| Climax | Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Climax Mine | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1882 | |
| Commodore Property | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Imperial Group | Gold, Zinc, Stone, Dimension, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Imperial Group Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Jensen-Stevens Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Le Despencer Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Le Grande Group Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hailey | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Gimlet | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Clarendon Hot Springs | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Bullion | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Broadford | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Triumph | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bellevue | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Elkhorn Village | 8.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396071. 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.






