Givens Hot Springs, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Murphy census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83641. It stands on Hardtrigger Creek. The Survey maps it on the Givens Hot Springs quadrangle. It stands 2,274 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1892 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1894 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000
- 1898 USGS Silver City quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Givens Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Boise quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Murphy quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Givens Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Givens Hot Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,563 acres in total. 2 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 | 12 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | DILLEY |
| 26 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | 51 acres | Boise District | PICKLEBUTT |
| 26 August 2012 | Firearms and explosives use | 83 acres | Boise District | RATZ |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MAP ROCK |
| 17 August 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 29 acres | Boise District | ROSS |
| 1 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 58 acres | Boise District | MAPROCK |
| 8 July 2002 | Fireworks | 77 acres | Boise District | ROCKY |
| 8 July 2002 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Boise District | DILLPICKLE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Givens Hot Springs: 5 occurrences, 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Gold, Peat, Bentonite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Opalene Gulch | Bentonite | Past Producer | ||
| Peat Moss | Peat | Occurrence | ||
| New Era Mining & Development Co | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Givens Hot Spring | Geothermal | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Givens Hot Springs in 2 storm reports in 1996: 1 heavy rain, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 1996 | Heavy Rain | Givens Hot Springs | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Givens Hot Springs | - | 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Givens Hot Springs | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60766652 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396554. 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.








