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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.

Gibbs within Kootenai County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

79 since 1992

Regional 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 burning25
Recreation and ceremony12
Misuse of fire by a minor12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined11
Natural7
Smoking6
Arson/incendiarism4
Equipment and vehicle use1
Fireworks1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPRESLEY
4 September 2010Smokingunder an acreMica Area OfficeFERNAN HILL FIRE
3 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsPUMPKIN PATCH
26 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMEYERS RD 31
25 September 1999Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsATLAS 27
2 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCOUGAR ESTATES
18 September 1994Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsGARBAGE FIRE
16 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsHIENE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fernan Hill Clay DepositKaolinProspect
Kid Island Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Kid Island Clay DepositAluminumProspect
Stanley Hill Clay DepositClay, AluminumProspectClay
Stockton Clay DepositKaolinProspect1920
Couer D' Alene Pit and PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Couer D'Alene PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Cpi PlantSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Dalton Road PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kootenai County

Storms near this place

1 since 2008

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2008FloodGibbs-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Kootenai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Blackwell0.5 miles15
Atlas1.5 miles15
Coeur d'Alene1.5 miles15
Huetter2.6 miles15
Dalton Gardens3.2 miles15
Fernan Lake Village3.3 miles16
Hayden5.3 miles15
Hayden Lake5.3 miles15

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.