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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.

Gimlet within Blaine County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

26 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Recreation and ceremony2
Firearms and explosives use1
Other causes1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Debris and open burning1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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 2011Natural2.4 acresTwin Falls DistrictGREENHORN
26 September 2006Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreSawtooth National ForestLODGEPOLE
11 September 2011Natural240 acresTwin Falls DistrictINDIAN GULCH
3 August 1999Natural1.0 acresTwin Falls DistrictINDIANCR
25 August 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSawtooth National ForestBROADWAY
2 August 2011Natural1.5 acresTwin Falls DistrictINDIAN CREEK
31 July 1992Natural30 acresTwin Falls DistrictGIMLET NE1
28 July 2010Naturalunder an acreTwin Falls DistrictCOLE SPRINGS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Blaine County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 26 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Clarendon Hot SpringsGeothermalOccurrence
Fourth of JulySilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Imperial GroupGold, Zinc, Stone, Dimension, Silver, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Imperial Group MineLead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, CopperPast ProducerVein
Le Despencer MineZinc, LeadPast ProducerVein
Ohio GroupSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer
Red Leaf GroupSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, ZincOccurrenceGalena, Sphalerite
Red Leaf PropertySilver, Lead, CopperPast Producer
Sundown MineSilver, Lead, SulfurUnknown
Sundown MineSilver, Lead, SulfidesPast ProducerGalena

Every working recorded in Blaine 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
Barite3.5 miles16
Clarendon Hot Springs4.6 miles17
Elkhorn Village5.3 miles17
Ketchum5.3 miles17
Triumph5.8 miles17
Hailey6.1 miles16
Sun Valley6.4 miles17
Bullion9.2 miles10

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.