Dingle, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. The Survey maps it on the Dingle quadrangle.
On record in Dingle
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 1 record
William and Nora Ream Houselisted 1991
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Dingle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Dingle between 1992 and 2019, burning about 3,018 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 97 acres | Idaho Falls District | MERKLEY |
| 2 September 1992 | Smoking | 150 acres | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MERKLEY |
| 5 August 2000 | Natural | 30 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAR LAKE |
| 3 August 1996 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | MERKLEY #2 |
| 2 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | SHEEP CREEK |
| 17 August 2015 | Natural | 27 acres | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | REFUGE |
| 26 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge | TOUR ROUTE |
| 13 July 2001 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | CEMETARY |
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 Dingle: 3 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza Shaft | Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Duke Mine | Copper | Past Producer | 1905 | |
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Department of Highways, Pit No 011a | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dingle in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dingle | - | A 58 mph wind gust measured at Rocky Point ITD platform. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dingle | - | Thunderstorm winds removed a sheet metal roof from an outbuilding and dropped it onto another building nearby. |
| September 2014 | Hail | Dingle | - | One inch hail measured in Dingle. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wardboro | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Harer | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Alton | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lifton | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Paris | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Montpelier | 7.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bloomington | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Turnpike | 7.6 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Dingle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5278208 | 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 397628. 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.






