Holbrook, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Holbrook census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83243. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Holbrook quadrangle. It stands 4,780 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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
- 1973 USGS Holbrook quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Malad City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Holbrook between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51,585 acres in total. 12 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BURN ROAD |
| 5 August 2006 | Natural | 31,568 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | STONE 2 |
| 2 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HUNSAKER 1 |
| 2 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HUNSAKER 2 |
| 2 August 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HUNSAKER 3 |
| 2 August 2016 | Natural | 27 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HESS |
| 19 August 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | NORTH CARTER |
| 18 August 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | ONEIDA COUNTY ASSIST 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
15 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Holbrook in 15 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 flash flood, 2 wildfire, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2012 | Flood | Holbrook | $8,000 | Several thousand dollars worth of damage due to flooding from extensive rainfall during the week. In Oneida County highways 36 and 38 damaged with mud and debris. Old Highway 191 near Malad Summit covered with mud and debris also. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | $1,000 | A large tree branch was snapped in two along with some roof damage in Holbrook with strong thunderstorm outflow winds. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | A 61 mph thunderstorm outflow wind recorded at the Holbrook ITD mesonet site. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Holbrook | - | Evidence of flash flooding across Hess Road northeast of Holbrook with minor residual damage. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | A 71 mph gust measured 4 miles north of Holbrook. Some tin on tops of silos blown off haystacks and some boat damage reported. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | Trees downed 7 miles northwest of Holbrook from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | At least 14 power poles snapped off at various heights along road 009 and attendant power lines were down across road 009 and across Idaho Highway 38. Highway 38 was closed for a 2 mile stretch until the lines were removed. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Holbrook | - | A total of 0.41 inches of rain was measured 4 miles north northeast of Holbrook in a 25 minute period causing flooding on several Oneida County roads. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Holbrook | - | Rural roads flooded north of Holbrook with 0.57 inches of rain in 15 minutes reported. |
| June 2009 | Flash Flood | Holbrook | - | Extremely heavy rainfall at 1.5 inches in 15 minutes caused trees to be uprooted with the Arbon Valley Highway flooded in multiple spots. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Holbrook | - | Rural roads were flooded with as much as 14 inches of water over the roadways. The largest was 12 feet wide. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Holbrook | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Wildfire | Holbrook | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Holbrook | - | no account filed |
| September 1996 | Wildfire | Holbrook | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson (historical) | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cedarhill | 8.3 miles | 9 | |
| Ireland Springs | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| Stone | 10.3 miles | 9 | |
| Holbrook Summit | 10.6 miles | 9 | |
| Buist | 11.7 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgedale | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Roy Summit | 13.3 miles | 9 |
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 Holbrook | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687071 | 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 383244. 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.
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.



