Old Beaver, Idaho
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the East Clark census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83423. It stands on Dairy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Spencer North quadrangle.
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
- 1972 USGS Spencer North quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Dubois quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Old Beaver between 1993 and 2020, burning about 81 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 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | DRY |
| 9 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BEAVER CREEK |
| 28 August 1997 | Recreation and ceremony | 55 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | DRY CREEK |
| 17 August 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RAIL |
| 13 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 acres | Idaho Falls District | CHINA POINT |
| 1 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | SIGNAL PEAK |
| 8 July 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | SIGNAL |
| 6 July 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BEAVER CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old Beaver: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Antimony, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Pine Group | Antimony, Silver, Gold | Prospect | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Humphrey | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Highbridge | 8.8 miles | 8 | |
| Idmon | 15.5 miles | 9 | |
| Kilgore | 16.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dubois | 16.3 miles | 8 | |
| Eighteenmile | 17.4 miles | 9 | |
| Jones Crossing | 22.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q122541056 | 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 397961. 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.



