Hot Springs, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Bruneau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83604. It lies near Bruneau Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Hot Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1947 USGS Hot Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Indian Cove quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Hot Spring quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Glenns Ferry quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Hot Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
20 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Hot Springs between 1996 and 2018, burning about 55,287 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2018 | Natural | 1,024 acres | Twin Falls District | LOVERIDGE |
| 26 September 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Twin Falls District | SEVENTY |
| 25 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 233 acres | Boise District | THE TUBS |
| 8 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 101 acres | Twin Falls District | LOVER |
| 27 August 2011 | Fireworks | 9.0 acres | Boise District | HOTLEY |
| 2 August 2004 | Natural | 37 acres | Twin Falls District | W BROWN |
| 18 August 2010 | Other causes | 18 acres | Boise District | NOTSOHOT |
| 14 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | RA8 BRFD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Hot Springs: 9 occurrences, 9 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Limestone, General, Semiprecious Gemstone, Gemstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrified Fossil Locality | Gemstone | Unknown | ||
| Royal Purple 1-3 | Semiprecious Gemstone | Occurrence | ||
| Terry Linn Placers | Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Hot Creek Falls Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Hot Creek Limestone | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Occurrence | Limestone, General | Occurrence | ||
| A. Bilbao | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| B. Bilbao | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| E. Bertschy | Geothermal | Prospect | ||
| E. Black | Geothermal | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bruneau | 7.4 miles | 13 | |
| Buncel Place | 23.3 miles | 9 | |
| Grand View | 24.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cottonwood (historical) | 26.1 miles | 8 | |
| Wickahoney | 26.9 miles | 7 | |
| Harvey Place | 27.1 miles | 9 | |
| Comical Turn | 27.6 miles | 8 | |
| Grasmere | 30.0 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399921. 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.






