Robin, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the South Bannock census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83214. It stands on Lawrence Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arimo quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Arimo quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
12 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Robin between 1994 and 2020, burning about 460 acres in total. 7 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1996 | Equipment and vehicle use | 11 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARIMO |
| 12 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | OLD TOM |
| 8 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 98 acres | Idaho Falls District | MARSH CREEK |
| 4 August 2006 | Natural | 2.2 acres | Idaho Falls District | HAWKINS |
| 31 August 2011 | Natural | 31 acres | Idaho Falls District | GARDEN GAP |
| 23 August 2001 | Debris and open burning | 303 acres | Idaho Falls District | GARDEN GAP |
| 21 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GAP |
| 17 August 2018 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | LAWRENCE CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Robin: 8 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neney Prospect | Gold, Silver, Uranium | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Bannock County Engineer Dept. | 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Robin in 4 storm reports in 1997: 3 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 1997 | Flash Flood | Robin | - | Garden Creek in Robin area rose about 2 feet due to heavy rain. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Robin | - | Extremely heavy rain produced flooding and severe field erosion immediately east of the Garden Creek Gap. |
| August 1997 | Flash Flood | Robin | - | Flooding washed large rock and other debris on Arimo Rad in Garden Creek Gap. Over one foot of debris in several locations. |
| August 1997 | Heavy Rain | Robin | - | 1.5 inches or rain. Hail up to 1/2 inch diameter covered hillsides immediately east of Garden Creek Gap. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arimo | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hawkins | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| McCammon | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Marsh Valley | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Virginia | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Topaz (historical) | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cambridge | 11.1 miles | 10 | |
| Downey | 12.1 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397104. 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.



