BlockHynes, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Paul census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83347. The Survey maps it on the Burley SW quadrangle.
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
- 1964 USGS Burley SW quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Lake Walcott quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
36 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 36 fires within 5 miles of Hynes between 1994 and 2017, burning about 7,350 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | 336 acres | Twin Falls District | 850WEST |
| 15 September 1995 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SCHODDE W |
| 15 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 200 acres | Twin Falls District | SCHODDE N2 |
| 9 August 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SCHODDEE |
| 28 August 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 473 acres | Idaho Falls District | SCHODDE |
| 22 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | S SCHODDE |
| 20 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 40 acres | Twin Falls District | E.SHODDLE |
| 16 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 770 acres | Twin Falls District | SCHODDLE |
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 Hynes: 1 producer, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kloepfer Crushing and Screening Plt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 396683. 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.