Dickey, Idaho
12 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 Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dickey Peak quadrangle.
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.
- 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 Dickey Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Borah Peak quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Dickey between 2005 and 2017, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | MP133 |
| 22 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | KURTZ |
| 12 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | CEDAR |
| 14 July 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | DICKEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Dickey: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Springs Silica | Silica, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Ben Lyon Prospect | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Mt. Borah Prospect | Lead | Prospect | ||
| Birch Springs Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Creeks Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dickey in 2 storm reports between 1997 and 1999: 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1997 | Hail | Dickey | - | Dime-size hail accumulated to 3 inches on ground over the Doublespring Pass |
| August 1999 | Hail | Dickey | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilly | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| White Knob (historical) | 20.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cliff (historical) | 21.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mackay | 21.7 miles | 14 | |
| Goldburg | 22.1 miles | 13 | |
| Crystal (historical) | 24.1 miles | 14 | |
| Houston | 24.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rothas | 25.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 380587. 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.





