Gray, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Swan Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83285. It stands on Eagle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bear Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1932 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:125000
- 1932 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:96000
- 1935 USGS Irwin quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bear Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Palisades quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Gray between 1992 and 2019, burning about 15 acres in total. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | EAGLE CREEK |
| 18 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 7 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge | NE GRAYS |
| 7 July 2000 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge | SW GRAYS |
| 25 July 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge | HAYFIELD |
| 24 July 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | GRAYS LAKE |
| 16 July 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | WILLOW CREEK |
| 17 June 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge | MANN CABIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Gray: 12 prospects, 11 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Gold, Silver, Copper, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caribou Mountain Feldspar Occurrence | Feldspar, Zirconium | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit, Bonneville Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Iron Deposit | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Mount Pisgah, Caribou Mtn | Gold, Silver, Copper | Producer | Bornite, Chalcopyrite, Pyrite | |
| North Fork of Eagle Creek Lode | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Robinson Mine | Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1877 | |
| Bell Boy | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Evergreen Mine | Gold, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Oskaloosa | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Austin Mine | Gold | Past Producer | 1877 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gray in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keenan City (historical) | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Herman | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Caribou City (historical) | 7.1 miles | 16 | |
| Palisades | 22.5 miles | 16 | |
| Irwin | 25.1 miles | 16 | |
| Swan Valley | 28.1 miles | 16 | |
| Bone | 28.5 miles | 12 | |
| Dehlin | 29.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 393867. 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.







