Michaud, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Fort Hall census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83204. The Survey maps it on the Michaud quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1934 USGS Michaud quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Michaud quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Michaud quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
29 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Michaud between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,355 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2006 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | MICHAUD CREEK |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 11 acres | Fort Hall Agency | POWERLINE |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 254 acres | Fort Hall Agency | MICHAUD CREEK |
| 15 September 1992 | Debris and open burning | 55 acres | Idaho Falls District | FMC |
| 1 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fort Hall Agency | ELEVATOR LOOP |
| 8 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Fort Hall Agency | TRAIN |
| 22 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SKULL CYN |
| 19 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Fort Hall Agency | FORT HALL ASSIST #1 |
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 Michaud: 2 producers, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Location | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Chilton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| FMC Elemental Phosphorus Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Power County Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Simplot Don Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Michaud in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2025: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Michaud | $30,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Michaud | - | The ASOS at the Pocatello Regional Airport recorded a 59 mph wind gust. |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122569982 | 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 396886. 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.





