Reverse, Idaho
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Mountain Home census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83647. The Survey maps it on the Reverse quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1892 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000
- 1893 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Reverse quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1990 USGS Mountain Home quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Reverse quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Reverse between 1992 and 2019, burning about 4,562 acres in total. 11 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 |
|---|---|
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Boise District | REVERSE |
| 3 September 1997 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Boise District | MP 392 RR |
| 27 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Boise District | MP99 I84 |
| 2 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Boise District | POLE LINE |
| 19 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Boise District | MP107 I84 |
| 13 September 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 58 acres | Boise District | REVERSE |
| 12 September 1996 | Natural | 263 acres | Boise District | BILLY RIO |
| 9 August 1996 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Boise District | RRMP387.5 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Reverse: 2 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Sage | Stone, Dimension | Unknown | ||
| Dodge Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Reverse in 2 storm reports between 2020 and 2024: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reverse | - | South 18 street in Mountain Home from Beet Dump Road to Rockin Road was closed due to 20 plus power poles on the road. There were 100 plus homes affected and without 911 landline capabilities. This also affected the Mountain Home Air Force Base operations. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Reverse | - | The ITD mesonet site at Hammett Hill recorded a wind gust of 63 MPH with reports of wind damage around the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home | 8.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hammett | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sebree | 14.7 miles | 18 | |
| Glenns Ferry | 16.9 miles | 13 | |
| Emigrant Crossing | 17.0 miles | 17 | |
| Stout Crossing | 18.1 miles | 17 | |
| Cleft | 19.6 miles | 18 | |
| King Hill | 21.4 miles | 17 |
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 Q122594042 | 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 398038. 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.








