BlockElk Bend, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Patterson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83467. It stands on Iron Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goldbug Ridge quadrangle. It stands 4,380 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1955 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Goldbug Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Leadore quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
31 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Elk Bend between 1992 and 2016, burning about 180 acres in total. 15 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RANCH |
| 3 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 27 acres | Idaho Falls District | WARM SPRINGS |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MCKIM CREE |
| 18 September 1992 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | RINGLE |
| 14 September 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | KILPATRICK |
| 14 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | CABIN CR |
| 10 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | PHANTOM |
| 4 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Salmon-Challis National Forest | HAT CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Elk Bend: 11 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Iron, Geothermal, Nickel. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birthday | Abrasive | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Mining Nickel Claims | Nickel | Occurrence | 1957 | |
| Black Angus | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Black Angus Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | Magnetite | |
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Badger Basin Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | 1978 | |
| Birthday Claim | Copper | Occurrence | 1952 | |
| Copper Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein |
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.
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 Elk Bend | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5363974 | 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 1828972. 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.