Marion, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Oakley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83346. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle. It stands 4,475 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1968 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Oakley quadrangle1:100000
- 2001 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
11 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Marion between 1995 and 2020, burning about 352 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | 98 acres | Idaho Falls District | PRINCESS |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | STAMPEDE |
| 6 August 1995 | Natural | 15 acres | Twin Falls District | WOODHOUSE |
| 26 August 2010 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | 3 DOG FIRE |
| 19 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Sawtooth National Forest | MACKEY CANYON |
| 28 July 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Twin Falls District | IVERSONS |
| 26 July 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 222 acres | Idaho Falls District | COTTONWOOD CAVE |
| 24 July 2017 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | COWBOY SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Marion: 4 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brick and Tile Clay Deposit | Clay | Unknown | ||
| Rocky Mtn. Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
6 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion in 6 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 62 mph wind gust was recorded at the Cotton Ridge mesonet site. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 77 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at the Cotton Ridge mesonet site. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 65 mph thunderstorm outflow wind measured at Cotton Ridge. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 64 mph wind gust measured at Cotton Ridge. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 64 mph wind gust measured at Cotton Ridge. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A 71 mph wind gust measured at the Cotton Ridge mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trout | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Oakley | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Garrard Ranch | 5.2 miles | 8 | |
| Iversons | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Basin | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Kenyon | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| North Kenyon | 10.4 miles | 9 | |
| Hazel (historical) | 10.5 miles | 9 |
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 Marion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q121222113 | 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 386465. 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.




