Chesterfield, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Bancroft census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83217. It lies near Higginson Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Chesterfield quadrangle.
On record in Chesterfield
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Fanny Call Houselisted 1980
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1917 USGS Portneuf quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Chesterfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Soda Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Chesterfield between 1994 and 2020, burning about 824 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou County | BANKS |
| 19 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Idaho Falls District | CHESTERFLD |
| 22 October 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 814 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Chesterfield: 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighteen Mile Creek | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Rocky Canyon Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chesterfield in 13 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 2 funnel cloud, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Flood | Chesterfield | $1,500,000 | Extreme snowmelt from heavy snowfall and extreme flows on the Portneuf River caused damage to the Chesterfield Reservoir spillway. The old structure started to deconstruct and makeshift repairs were made to alleviate any significant flooding. Cost to repair the damaged structure were estimated at around 1.5 million dollars. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Chesterfield | $427,000 | A warmup in early February caused extensive sheet flooding throughout Caribou County. The main issues were extensive flooded back roads, extensive field flooding. Lots of agricultural land was affected with extensive property and road damage. Many of the road closures occurred in the Grace area with the worst flooding from the 8th through the 14th. Several houses to the south of Grace flooded and more road flooding occurred after the 19th. Caribou County did declare a county disaster. |
| September 2000 | Lightning | Chesterfield | $150,000 | A lightning ignited fire destroyed a school at the Chesterfield historic town site. The 81 year old school , constructed of hand made brick and mortar, housed the historical records of the Chesterfield foundation. Fortunately, most of the hundreds of historical books, ledgers and museum displays were saved prior to the school becoming totally engulfed in flames. The school had educated children until 1941 and had remained a focal point for visitors interested in Chesterfield's LDS (Mormon) heritage. |
| March 2017 | Flood | Chesterfield | $42,000 | Sheet flooding from snow melt continued in March in Caribou County. Some homes reported basement flooding near King Creek. On the 15th and 16th multiple side roads off of Highway 34 were under water and got close to Highway 34 as well. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chesterfield | $250 | Received report on social media of measured 74 mph wind gust in Chesterfield. A large pine tree top was snapped off. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chesterfield | - | Measured wind gust of 60 mph at Chesterfield Reservoir. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chesterfield | - | A 64 mph wind gust measured at Pole Canyon mesonet site. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chesterfield | - | A 58 mph wind gust measured at the Pole Canyon RAWS. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Chesterfield | - | Golf ball sized hail reported at Chesterfield. |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Chesterfield | - | Several photographs received of funnel clouds over and near Blackfoot Reservoir between 1 and 2 pm MDT. |
| July 2015 | Funnel Cloud | Chesterfield | - | Photographs of funnel clouds east of Chesterfield received between 130 and 155 PM MDT. |
| August 2014 | Heavy Rain | Chesterfield | - | Farmers and ranchers in Caribou County were declared by the USDA to qualify for natural disaster assistance due to crop damage from heavy August rains. Eastern Idaho barley crop damage was estimated at 64 million dollars with a portion of that in Caribou County. |
| July 2001 | Flash Flood | Chesterfield | - | Flash flooding occurred in the town of Chesterfield. Water ran across a road and lift debris on the west side of twenty-four mile reservoir. |
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.
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 Chesterfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5093791 | 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 396274. 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.





