BlockHinckley, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Sugar City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83440. It stands on Warm Slough. The Survey maps it on the Rexburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1949 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Hinckley between 1994 and 2020, burning about 123 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | PARK |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Madison County | MADISON COUNTY ASSIST 2 |
| 19 August 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | E.SAGEJCT2 |
| 13 August 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | COTTONWOOD |
| 4 July 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.6 acres | Idaho Falls District | CARTIER |
| 4 July 2003 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | HENRY |
| 3 May 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BEAVER |
| 23 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 62 acres | Idaho Falls District | HENRYS FORK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Hinckley: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Walters Pit and Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 397789. 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.