BlockGibson, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Fort Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83221. The Survey maps it on the Fort Hall quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1940 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Fort Hall quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Gibson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,242 acres in total. 13 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 | 17 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 11 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fort Hall Agency | FORT HALL ASSIST 4 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fort Hall Agency | FT HALL ASST 9 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Fort Hall Agency | FT HALL ASST 8 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fort Hall Agency | FT. HALL ASST 4 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.5 acres | Fort Hall Agency | FT. HALL ASST 5 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fort Hall Agency | FT HALL ASST 7 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Fort Hall Agency | FT HALL ASST 6 |
| 4 September 2008 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.5 acres | Fort Hall Agency | FT. HALL ASST 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Gibson: 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyg Farm | Gold, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gold Point and Eagle Bend Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Welch Ground | Gold | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gibson in 2 storm reports in 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | $500 | The top half of a large tree snapped off in Gibson. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gibson | - | Mesonet station FTH1 recorded a 59 mph wind gust. |
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 396548. 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.