Dempsey, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the South Bannock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83246. It stands on Fish Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sedgwick Peak quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Dempsey
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 within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Riverside Innlisted 1979 · 0.8 miles away
- Whitestone Hotellisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Bancroft quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Bancroft quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Sedgwick Peak quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Soda Springs quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Dempsey (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,445 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 33 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 22 |
| Fireworks | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MILL CREEK |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | FISH CREEK |
| 3 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WHEEL |
| 2 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bannock County | DEMPSEY |
| 15 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 358 acres | Idaho Falls District | LAVA III |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SPORTSMAN ACCESS |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | 132 acres | Idaho Falls District | FRANSON |
| 8 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 200 acres | Idaho Falls District | SMITH CYN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Dempsey (historical): 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Magnesite, Manganese, Silica, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laketown Dolomite | Stone, Magnesite | Prospect | ||
| Lava Hot Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Saturday Group Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Sunday Group Occurrence | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Fish Haven Dolomite | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Lava Hot Springs | Manganese | Past Producer | 1955 | |
| Topaz Dolomite Mining Claim | Magnesite | Occurrence | Dolomite | |
| Vanza Mine | Manganese | Past Producer | Psilomelane, Pyrolusite | |
| Vanza Mine | Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lava Hot Springs | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Topaz (historical) | 4.8 miles | 9 | |
| Arimo | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| McCammon | 10.7 miles | 10 | |
| Marsh Valley | 11.2 miles | 10 | |
| Virginia | 12.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cambridge | 13.6 miles | 10 | |
| Robin | 13.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399477. 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.






