BlockSweet Sage, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Howe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83244. The Survey maps it on the Little Lost River Sinks quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1969 USGS Little Lost River Sinks quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Circular Butte quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Sweet Sage (historical) between 1994 and 2012, burning about 26 acres in total. 3 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 | 3 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | KYLE |
| 21 June 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | W. TAN |
| 19 May 2001 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | LEMHI |
| 16 October 2012 | Other causes | 18 acres | Idaho Falls District | HOWE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Sweet Sage (historical): 3 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Zinc, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bc No. 53 Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Prospect | ||
| Bc No. 65 Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Hamilton District | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper | Producer | REPLACEMENT | |
| Minia Prospect | Copper | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berenice | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Howe | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Butte City | 22.5 miles | 9 | |
| Arco | 23.7 miles | 9 | |
| Moore | 24.1 miles | 9 | |
| Scoville | 24.2 miles | 9 | |
| Lost River | 25.4 miles | 9 | |
| Darlington | 25.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399201. 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.