Poplar, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Swan Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83443. The Survey maps it on the Poplar quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Poplar quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
35 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 35 fires within 5 miles of Poplar between 1992 and 2020, burning about 643 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HIDDEN VISTA |
| 29 September 2018 | Fireworks | 6.8 acres | Idaho Falls District | HEISE |
| 19 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 558 acres | Idaho Falls District | BIRCH CREEK |
| 19 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | RIVERSIDE |
| 4 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | KELLY |
| 3 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 3 |
| 20 August 1994 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | ROCK CYN |
| 2 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BUCKSKIN |
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Poplar: 4 producers, 3 occurrences, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heise Gold Placer | Gold | Past Producer | 1875 | |
| Elkhorn Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Geothermal Location | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Hawley Warm Spring | Geothermal | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Bonneville Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Id Hwy Dpt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit, Id Hwy Dpt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wheeler Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poplar in 8 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | $1,000 | Large tree limbs were downed blocking 160 E near E Ririe Highway. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | The Antelope Flats mesonet station recorded a 62 mph thunderstorm outflow wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | The mesonet station Moss Avery recorded a 58 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | A private weather station just east of Birch Creek Rd measured a 59 mph wind gust. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | RWIS ITD18 Ririe site recorded a 66 mph wind gust. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | A 68 mph thunderstorm outflow wind was recorded at the Ririe mesonet site. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poplar | - | A pine tree was snapped off near it's base 1 mile southeast of RIrie. Tree limbs and fences also torn down along 2nd St West but no major damage reported. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Poplar | - | Facebook pictures revealed 1.50 inch hail hear Poplar. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397058. 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.




