Portneuf, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Inkom census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83204. It lies near Fort Hall Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Inkom quadrangle. It stands 4,498 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1937 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1971 USGS Inkom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
105 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 105 fires within 5 miles of Portneuf between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,306 acres in total. 37 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 13 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | WILD MOUNTAIN |
| 30 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | PORTNEUF |
| 21 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 84 acres | Bannock County | BANNOCK COUNTY ASSIST 5 |
| 2 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.3 acres | Idaho Falls District | CHINAMAN PEAK |
| 18 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MINE FIRE |
| 17 September 2000 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | INDIAN MOUNTAIN |
| 17 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | DOE CREEK |
| 14 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | BANNOCK COUNTY ASSIST 3 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Portneuf: 5 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hall Mine | Copper, Lead, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| High Noon Prospect | Copper, Lead | Occurrence | 1956 | |
| Inkom (Silica) Quarry | Quartz, Silica | Producer | ||
| Lead Draw | Clay, Aluminum | Unknown | ||
| Lyonclaw Mine | Copper, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Mountain Spring Prospect | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Wells Cargo Quartzite | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Mink Creek Slate Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Papoose Creek | Copper | Unknown |
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 Q122546398 | 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 397060. 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.






