Berenice, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Howe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83244. The Survey maps it on the Little Lost River Sinks 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.
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Little Lost River Sinks quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Circular Butte quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Berenice between 1994 and 2012, burning about 26 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 1996 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HOWE |
| 21 June 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | W. TAN |
| 19 May 2001 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | LEMHI |
| 16 October 2012 | Other causes | 18 acres | Idaho Falls District | HOWE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Berenice: 6 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc No. 53 Extension Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Bc No. 53 Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Black Back Prospect | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton District | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | REPLACEMENT | |
| South Creek No. 147 Prospect | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bc No. 51 Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Bc No. 65 Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Whiterock Prospect | Lead | Prospect | Galena |
Storms near this place
8 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berenice in 8 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | A 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust was measured at the Junction 33/22 Summit ITD mesonet site. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | Mesonet station ITDD03 Junction Summit recorded a 58 mph thunderstorm outflow wind. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | INL Specific Manufacturing mesonet site recorded 59 mph wind gust. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | A 59 mph gust measured at the Junction 33/22 Summit mesonet site. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | A wind gust of 61 mph measured at Specific Manufacturing Capability at INL. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | A 68 mph wind gust was measured during a thunderstorm at Big Southern Summit. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at the Sand Dunes INL site. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Berenice | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Sage (historical) | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Howe | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Butte City | 20.8 miles | 9 | |
| Moore | 21.7 miles | 9 | |
| Arco | 21.7 miles | 9 | |
| Lost River | 23.1 miles | 9 | |
| Darlington | 23.4 miles | 10 | |
| Scoville | 24.0 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.
| Wikidata item Q122592969 | 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 397429. 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.



