Hawley, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Carey census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83350. The Survey maps it on the Lake Walcott West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:62500
- 1984 USGS Lake Walcott West quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Hawley between 1992 and 2019, burning about 31,931 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4,759 acres | Idaho Falls District | POINT WELL |
| 12 September 2001 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | UPRRMM265 |
| 1 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,882 acres | Craters of the Moon National Monument and Preserve | WHISKEY |
| 9 August 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | HAWLEY |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 149 acres | Idaho Falls District | HOLLY |
| 7 August 1997 | Natural | 50 acres | Twin Falls District | HAWLEY 4N |
| 6 August 1999 | Debris and open burning | 112 acres | Twin Falls District | UPRRMP265 |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 14 acres | Idaho Falls District | HAWLEY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Hawley: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Gold, Platinum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minidoka | Gold, Platinum | Past Producer | Stream Placer | |
| General Grant Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Idaho Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Snake River Placer | Gold | Past Producer | Placer | |
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | Placer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hawley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hawley | - | A 62 mph wind gust measured at the Hawley Union Pacific mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeWoff | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Smith Springs | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wapi | 11.4 miles | 10 | |
| Cream Can Junction | 14.1 miles | 8 | |
| Tikura | 46.6 miles | 9 | |
| Carey | 49.1 miles | 9 | |
| Picabo | 53.1 miles | 7 | |
| Leduc (historical) | 54.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396628. 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.




