Kaufman, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the West Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83464. It lies near Skull Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Blue Dome quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1955 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Blue Dome quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Kaufman (historical) in 2011, burning about 9 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | BIRCH CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Kaufman (historical): 5 prospects, 3 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Copper, Silver, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bare and Chastaine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Birch Creek | Silver, Gold, Lead, Zinc | Unknown | ||
| Birch Creek District | Silver, Zinc, Copper, Lead | Producer | REPLACEMENT | |
| Blue Dome | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Long Canyon | Uranium | Unknown | ||
| Weimer Mine | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead | Past Producer | 1885, 1890 | |
| Hill No. 3 Prospect | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Pocahontas Claims | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Rainbow Hill | Lead, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bald Mountain Gulch Prospect | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Dome | 0.0 miles | 8 | |
| Lone Pine | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Lidy Hot Springs | 19.3 miles | 8 | |
| Winsper | 21.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dubois | 36.1 miles | 8 | |
| Jones Crossing | 37.0 miles | 9 | |
| Highbridge | 38.0 miles | 8 | |
| Spencer | 40.8 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399160. 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.



