BlockChilly, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Mackay census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83251. It stands on Chilly Buttes. The Survey maps it on the Chilly Buttes quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1935 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:125000
- 1938 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Chilly Buttes quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Chilly between 1994 and 2013, burning about 1 acre in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SAWMILL G |
| 27 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | MP133 |
| 21 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | SAL MOUNTAIN |
| 12 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CEDAR |
| 9 July 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | ELKHORN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Chilly: 11 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Silver, Magnesite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Springs Silica | Silica, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Area | Barium-Barite, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Vance Canyon Area | Iron, Molybdenum | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Dolostone North | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Dolostone South | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Sawmill Gulch Area | Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Silica North | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Elkhorn Creek Silica South | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Birch Springs Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dickey | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| White Knob (historical) | 16.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cliff (historical) | 17.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mackay | 18.0 miles | 14 | |
| Houston | 20.9 miles | 14 | |
| Rothas | 22.4 miles | 14 | |
| Alder City (historical) | 23.7 miles | 14 | |
| Goldburg | 24.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397321. 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.