Gimlet, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1895 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Ketchum census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83340. It stands on East Fork Wood River. The Survey maps it on the Hailey quadrangle.
On record in Gimlet
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.
Gimlet Pegram Truss Railroad Bridgelisted 1997 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1895 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1897 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Sun Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
26 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Gimlet between 1992 and 2020, burning about 533 acres in total. 16 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 | 16 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 2011 | Natural | 2.4 acres | Twin Falls District | GREENHORN |
| 26 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | LODGEPOLE |
| 11 September 2011 | Natural | 240 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIAN GULCH |
| 3 August 1999 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIANCR |
| 25 August 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | BROADWAY |
| 2 August 2011 | Natural | 1.5 acres | Twin Falls District | INDIAN CREEK |
| 31 July 1992 | Natural | 30 acres | Twin Falls District | GIMLET NE1 |
| 28 July 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | COLE SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 26 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 26 workings within 5 miles of Gimlet: 13 past producers, 6 occurrences, 6 unknowns, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Lead, Lead, Silver, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Hot Springs | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Fourth of July | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Imperial Group | Gold, Zinc, Stone, Dimension, Silver, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Imperial Group Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Le Despencer Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Ohio Group | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Red Leaf Group | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Red Leaf Property | Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Sundown Mine | Silver, Lead, Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Sundown Mine | Silver, Lead, Sulfides | Past Producer | Galena |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barite | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Clarendon Hot Springs | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Elkhorn Village | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ketchum | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Triumph | 5.8 miles | 17 | |
| Hailey | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sun Valley | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Bullion | 9.2 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396552. 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.






