Gibbs, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Coeur d'Alene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83814. It lies near Smłłene' Flat. The Survey maps it on the Coeur D'Alene quadrangle.
On record in Gibbs
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 within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Fort Sherman Buildingslisted 1979 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Gibbs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 61 acres in total. 7 started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Natural | 7 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PRESLEY |
| 4 September 2010 | Smoking | under an acre | Mica Area Office | FERNAN HILL FIRE |
| 3 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | PUMPKIN PATCH |
| 26 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MEYERS RD 31 |
| 25 September 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | ATLAS 27 |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | COUGAR ESTATES |
| 18 September 1994 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GARBAGE FIRE |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIENE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Gibbs: 6 producers, 4 prospects, 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Kaolin, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernan Hill Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Prospect | ||
| Kid Island Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Kid Island Clay Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Stanley Hill Clay Deposit | Clay, Aluminum | Prospect | Clay | |
| Stockton Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Prospect | 1920 | |
| Couer D' Alene Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Couer D'Alene Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Cpi Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dalton Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibbs in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 flood. 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 2008 | Flood | Gibbs | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Atlas | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Coeur d'Alene | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Huetter | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dalton Gardens | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Fernan Lake Village | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hayden | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hayden Lake | 5.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396547. 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.






