Pegram, Idaho
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the Montpelier census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. It stands on Pegram Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pegram quadrangle. It stands 6,033 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Pegram quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Pegram between 1999 and 2009, burning about 3,251 acres in total. 6 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 2,945 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETWATER |
| 22 August 2000 | Natural | 29 acres | Idaho Falls District | WEB |
| 12 August 2001 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | PEGRAM |
| 5 July 2001 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | TUBBS |
| 25 July 2009 | Natural | 247 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETWATER |
| 12 July 2007 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | SUGAR LOAF |
| 16 June 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | POTATO |
| 9 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | BOUNDARY 2 |
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 Pegram: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Gold, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado - Idaho Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Dingle Sandstone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Pine Gap No.1 | Manganese | Unknown | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pegram in 1 storm report in 2025: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pegram | - | Mesonet station PC587 North Willow 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chausse | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Harer | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Border | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Alton | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Turnpike | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bear Lake Hot Springs | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Dingle | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Bear Lake Sands | 9.1 miles | 13 |
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 Pegram | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687279 | 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 397021. 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.






