Idahome, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Albion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83323. It stands on Coe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Idahome quadrangle. It stands 4,426 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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
- 1968 USGS Idahome quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Idahome between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,543 acres in total. 13 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 | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | I84MP238 |
| 12 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | IDAHOME |
| 9 August 2000 | Natural | 1,330 acres | Twin Falls District | 5NMALTA |
| 6 August 2001 | Fireworks | 53 acres | Twin Falls District | IDAHOME |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 4.6 acres | Idaho Falls District | SOUTH HOT WELL |
| 31 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | POTTER |
| 31 August 2011 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | I 84 MM 233 |
| 30 August 2001 | Natural | 22 acres | Twin Falls District | COESPRINGS |
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 Idahome: 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit--Idaho Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
14 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Idahome in 14 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 12 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | $36,000 | Interstate 84 eastbound closed between interstate 86 eastbound and mile post 245 due to multiple commercial vehicle rollovers due to thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | The Yale ITD mesonet site recorded a 60 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | A 70 mph wind gust measured at the Idahome ITD mesonet site. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | The ITD Idahome site recorded a 65 mph wind gust. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | A 67 mph wind gust measured at the MALI mesonet site. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | A 59 mph wind gust measured at Idahome. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | The Yale ITD site on interstate 84 measured a 64 mph thunderstorm outflow wind. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | The Raft River RAWS measured a 73 mph wind gust. |
| October 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | Mesonet station MOFI1, Moburg Canyon recorded a 61 mph wind gust. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | A 57 mph wind gust at the Idahome Interchange. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | A 65 mph wind gust was recorded at the Raft River ITD site. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Idahome | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Idahome | - | no account filed |
| May 1997 | Hail | Idahome | - | 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.
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 Idahome | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5987551 | 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 399928. 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.



