BlockCrystal, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Arbon census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83212. It stands on Clifton Creek. The Survey maps it on the Clifton Creek 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
- 1968 USGS Clifton Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Crystal between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,873 acres in total. 17 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Natural | 17 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | JACKSON |
| 24 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | MOSHO |
| 17 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WATERTANK |
| 12 September 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | CORRAL SPRINGS |
| 9 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PLANTATION #2 |
| 8 August 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.5 acres | Idaho Falls District | CLIFTON |
| 6 August 2002 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | CLIFTON |
| 5 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PLANTATION |
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Crystal: 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Dome Placer | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Storms near this place
8 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crystal in 8 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 5 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal | - | Idaho Power reported thunderstorm winds resulted in power outages form the south end of Pocatello southwest down to the Arbon Valley. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Crystal | - | A National Weather Service Storm Survey found evidence of high water along several stretches of Arbon Valley Road. Road and Bridge crews called out to clear off extensive debris caused by the flash flooding on the roadway. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Crystal | - | Heavy rain caused a flash flood in the town of Crystal. Rattlesnake Creek exceeded its banks and flooded Upper Road. Clifton Creek exceeded its banks and flooded Myler Road. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Crystal | - | 3 to 5 feet of water flooded down Rattlesnake Creek washing through a correl, over driveways and across wheat and hay fields. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Crystal | - | 1 to 3 feet of water rushed across a 100 yard section of Upper Rattlesnake Road immediately west of Wright Lane. |
| August 1997 | Heavy Rain | Crystal | - | Storm spotter along Rattlesnake Road measured 1.5 inches of rain in 30 minutes. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crystal | - | no account filed |
| August 2003 | Flash Flood | Crystal | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396350. 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.