BlockHerbert, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the East Madison census division. 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
9 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Herbert between 1995 and 2018, burning about 90 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2018 | Fireworks | 6.8 acres | Idaho Falls District | HEISE |
| 4 August 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RIRIE BNCH |
| 17 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Idaho Falls District | MADISON COUNTY ASSIST 1 |
| 17 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | KELLY |
| 16 August 1995 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HEISE |
| 4 July 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ELK HORN |
| 27 May 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HEISE |
| 10 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Idaho Falls District | WHITE OWL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Herbert: 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhorn Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Hawley Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herbert in 4 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 4 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 | Herbert | $8,000 | Several trees downed in the Kelly Mountain area, Kelly Canyon Trail, and Kelly Canyon Resort. One trail was blocked. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herbert | $2,000 | Madison County Sheriffs Office reported E 8000 S closed at S 6200 E due to downed wires. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herbert | - | Rocky Mountain Power reported power outages northeast of Herbert due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herbert | - | The Moody RAWS measured 58 mph wind gust. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396647. 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.