Magic, Idaho

10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83352. The Survey maps it on the Magic Reservoir West quadrangle.

Magic within Camas County

Topographic sheets covering this place

5 surveys from 10 printed sheets

Matched 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 Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
1957 USGS Bellevue quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
1986 USGS Magic Reservoir West quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

41 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 41 fires within 5 miles of Magic between 1994 and 2020, burning about 21,780 acres in total. 6 started naturally. 2 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
Equipment and vehicle use	20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	6
Natural	6
Power generation/transmission/distribution	2
Arson/incendiarism	2
Fireworks	2
Other causes	1
Misuse of fire by a minor	1
Debris and open burning	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 2006	Natural	under an acre	Twin Falls District	RATTLESNAKE
28 September 2005	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Twin Falls District	TINY
6 August 1996	Natural	7.0 acres	Twin Falls District	WESTMAGIC
30 August 1999	Equipment and vehicle use	1.0 acres	Twin Falls District	ABANDONED
14 August 2000	Equipment and vehicle use	4.0 acres	Twin Falls District	EASTMAGIC
10 August 2003	Equipment and vehicle use	4,095 acres	Twin Falls District	TIMMERMAN
8 July 2001	Equipment and vehicle use	under an acre	Twin Falls District	HWY75MP93
6 July 2002	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Twin Falls District	MYRTLEPNT

Every fire recorded in Camas County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Magic: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Gold, Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper. 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
	Big John	Gold, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Copper	Past Producer
	Big John Claims	Lead, Silver, Gold	Occurrence	Vein

Every working recorded in Camas County

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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Macon	9.7 miles	11
Blaine	12.6 miles	11
Rands	15.4 miles	11
Selby	18.2 miles	11
Fairfield	22.4 miles	10
Soldier	22.9 miles	10
Punkin Corner	28.0 miles	10
Carrietown	29.3 miles	14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 376170. 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.