BlockGoshen, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Firth census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83274. It stands on Cedar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goshen quadrangle. It stands 4,636 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1950 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Goshen quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Goshen between 1996 and 2020, burning about 3,363 acres in total. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2005 | Other causes | 175 acres | Idaho Falls District | WOLVERINE |
| 7 August 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,630 acres | Idaho Falls District | FESTIVAL |
| 31 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | WOLVERINE2 |
| 24 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 78 acres | Idaho Falls District | WOLVERINE |
| 14 August 1996 | Debris and open burning | 127 acres | Idaho Falls District | WOLVERINE |
| 10 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 77 acres | Bingham County | BINGHAM COUNTY ASSIST 5 |
| 9 July 1997 | Natural | 30 acres | Idaho Falls District | WOLVERINE |
| 30 July 2010 | Natural | 111 acres | Idaho Falls District | GOLDEN CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Goshen: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Idaho Falls Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Goshen in 1 storm report in 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Goshen | - | Rocky Mountain Power reported a power outage in Goshen due to thunderstorm winds. |
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 Goshen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48852093 | 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 372888. 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.