Selby, Idaho
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Camas census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83327. The Survey maps it on the Spring Creek Reservoir quadrangle.
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 Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Blaine quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Hailey quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Spring Creek Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Selby between 2012 and 2018, burning about 566 acres in total. 2 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 August 2015 | Natural | 125 acres | Twin Falls District | DEER CREEK |
| 2 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | 441 acres | Twin Falls District | PINEY |
| 16 October 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | DEER CREEK |
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 Selby: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selby in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Funnel Cloud | Selby | - | A photo of a funnel cloud south of Fairfield was posted in Facebook. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rands | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fairfield | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Soldier | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Blaine | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Macon | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Punkin Corner | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Corral | 12.6 miles | 10 | |
| Carrietown | 18.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398112. 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.




