DeWoff, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Carey census division. It lies near Brigham Point. The Survey maps it on the Lake Walcott East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1959 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Lake Walcott East quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of DeWoff between 1994 and 2019, burning about 13,276 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 13 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| 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 2019 | Natural | 768 acres | Idaho Falls District | WAPI |
| 27 September 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | WAPI |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | UPRRMM265 |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 149 acres | Idaho Falls District | HOLLY |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 112 acres | Twin Falls District | UPRRMP265 |
| 5 August 1999 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | KIMAMAWEST |
| 29 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Idaho Falls District | E MINIDOKA |
| 27 August 2002 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | UPRR MM258 |
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 DeWoff: 4 past producers, 4 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie Hannah Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Bessie Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Boise Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Boise Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Midnight Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Midnight Placer | Gold | Unknown | ||
| Nebraska Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Nebraska Placer | Gold | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wapi | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Smith Springs | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hawley | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Cream Can Junction | 17.3 miles | 8 | |
| Tikura | 53.1 miles | 9 | |
| Carey | 55.1 miles | 9 | |
| Picabo | 59.5 miles | 7 | |
| Leduc (historical) | 60.6 miles | 7 |
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 Q122554450 | 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 396382. 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.




