BlockBeetville, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Burley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83318. The Survey maps it on the Kenyon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Kenyon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Beetville between 1994 and 2007, burning about 10,494 acres in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2002 | Natural | 10,422 acres | Idaho Falls District | HORSEBUTTE |
| 5 July 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RURAL ASSIST 4 |
| 28 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 66 acres | Twin Falls District | EFK FISHCR |
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 Beetville: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Brick Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley Clay Mine | Brick Clay | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Goose Creek Placer Deposits | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Emerson Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gordon Paving | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit - Idaho Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit--Idaho Dept of Highway | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoffbuhr Ready Mix | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pella | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ruby | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Burley | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| North Kenyon | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Unity | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Kenyon | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hobson | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Hazel (historical) | 7.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q122594572 | 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 396098. 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.