Rock Creek, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Hollister census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83334. It lies near Cedar Hill. The Survey maps it on the Stricker Butte quadrangle. It stands 4,108 feet above sea level.
On record in Rock Creek
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.
- Robert and Augusta Brose Ranchlisted 2021 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Stricker Butte quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Stricker Butte quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rogerson quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
33 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Rock Creek between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,520 acres in total. 9 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | SUGARLAOF |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MCMULLEN CREEK |
| 17 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | WELLS |
| 16 September 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | INDIAN SPRINGS 2 |
| 1 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9.6 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARTESIAN |
| 5 August 2009 | Natural | 30 acres | Idaho Falls District | SUGARLOAF |
| 25 August 1999 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Twin Falls District | FOOTHILLS |
| 22 August 2013 | Natural | 20 acres | Idaho Falls District | ANTELOPE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Rock Creek: 11 occurrences, 9 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Geothermal, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pumicite Deposit | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| 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 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Creek in 4 storm reports in 2014: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Hail | Rock Creek | - | A Storm Chaser reported 1 inch hail. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Rock Creek | - | The Idaho Ranger2 remote automated weather station reported a gust of 69 MPH. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Creek | - | Trail Gulch raws. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Rock Creek | - | A flash flood on McMullen Creek washed out roads near the intersection of E 2900 N and N 3500 E. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striker | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hansen | 6.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bills | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Kimberly | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Artesian City | 7.7 miles | 8 | |
| Bickel (historical) | 8.3 miles | 8 | |
| Murtaugh | 8.7 miles | 8 | |
| McMillan | 9.8 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Rock Creek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q117026691 | 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 398056. 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.




