Heise, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Ririe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83443. It lies near Kelly Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Heise quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1951 USGS Heise quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Heise between 1992 and 2020, burning about 615 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HIDDEN VISTA |
| 29 September 2018 | Fireworks | 6.8 acres | Idaho Falls District | HEISE |
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 558 acres | Idaho Falls District | BIRCH CREEK |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RIVERSIDE |
| 4 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RIRIE BNCH |
| 4 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | KELLY |
| 20 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ROCK CYN |
| 2 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BUCKSKIN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Heise: 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heise Gold Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Elkhorn Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Hawley Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Bonneville Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Id Hwy Dpt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Id Hwy Dpt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wheeler Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Heise in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 | Heise | $5,000 | Emergency Management reported tree downed on vehicle on Kelly Canyon Rd with vehicle on fire. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Heise | - | A large tree was downed in the Heise area. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Heise | - | The Snake River at Heise rose above flood stage of 8 feet on June 6th through the morning of June 8th peaking at 8.31 feet on June 8th. Lowland flooding occurred and the extended period of high flows caused erosion and structural concerns at the Archer Highway north Twin Bridge. |
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 Heise | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q48835615 | 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 396641. 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.




