Rea, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Island Park census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83429. It stands on West Fork Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Island Park Dam quadrangle.
On record in Rea
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Glen and Addie Crabtree Cabinlisted 2000 · 0.9 miles away
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.
- 1955 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Island Park Dam quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1989 USGS Ashton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Rea between 1992 and 2015, burning about 7 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BOONDOCKS |
| 28 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | ARANGE |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | BOOT |
| 7 August 1992 | Smoking | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 5 August 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | RANCHO MCCREE |
| 25 August 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | COFFEE POT |
| 20 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MCCREE |
| 2 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | PHILLIP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Rea: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rea in 4 storm reports between 2022 and 2024: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rea | $4,000 | Fall River Rural Electric reported several trees down on power lines just southwest of Macks Inn resulting in power outages. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rea | $3,000 | Tree downed on power lines due to thunderstorm wind gusts. It was near the intersection of S Beaver Springs Rd and Spruce Circle. Fall River Rural Electric reported 71 customers out of service. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rea | - | Private weather station measured 58 mph off of Taylor Mountain Dr. |
| August 2023 | Hail | Rea | - | One inch hail reported 6 miles west of Rea. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Island Park | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Trude | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Flat Rock | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Box Canyon | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Last Chance | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Big Springs | 9.7 miles | 11 | |
| Eccles | 12.1 miles | 10 | |
| Staley Springs | 13.1 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 394979. 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.




