BlockGay, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Fort Hall census division. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Yandell Springs quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:100000
- 1981 USGS Lincoln Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Gay between 1992 and 2017, burning about 52,916 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 3 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 94 acres | Idaho Falls District | YANDELL |
| 25 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 2,490 acres | Idaho Falls District | DRY |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 150 acres | Idaho Falls District | TERRY |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | 34 acres | Idaho Falls District | DARE PEAK |
| 6 August 2016 | Natural | 9,212 acres | Fort Hall Agency | LONE PINE |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | COYOTE #1 |
| 31 August 1998 | Natural | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | COYOTE 2 |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | 39,562 acres | Idaho Falls District | SAGEHEN |
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 Gay: 4 occurrences, 1 prospect, 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gay Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, REE, Uranium, Vanadium, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1946 | |
| Fort Hall Indian Reservation Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Gay Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Producer | 1945, 1946 | |
| Lincoln Canyon Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Simplot Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Phosphate | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Westvaco Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396534. 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.