Taylorville, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1978. It stands in the Idaho Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83404. The Survey maps it on the Idaho Falls South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1948 USGS Idaho Falls South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Idaho Falls South quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Idaho Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Idaho Falls South quadrangle1:24000
- 1978 USGS Blackfoot quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Taylorville between 1994 and 2017, burning about 52,614 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 September 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | MIDNIGHT |
| 23 August 1999 | Natural | 25 acres | Idaho Falls District | EUCHER |
| 21 August 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 52,512 acres | Idaho Falls District | HENRYS CREEK |
| 7 July 2004 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 16 acres | Idaho Falls District | TAYLOR |
| 31 July 1994 | Natural | 39 acres | Idaho Falls District | TAYLOR |
| 25 April 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.2 acres | Idaho Falls District | TAYLOR |
| 26 March 1994 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 8.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | TAYLOR CR. |
| 15 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | BONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Taylorville: 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perlite | Perlite | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit, Bonneville Co | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Idaho Falls Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Idaho Falls Pumice Co. Deposit | Pumice | Producer | Pumice | |
| Pumice Deposit (Indian Siding Pit) | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Taylor and Henry Creek Pumice Depst | Pumice | Unknown | ||
| Valley Ready Mix Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerrard | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cotton | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Idaho Falls | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Ammon | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lincoln | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Orvin | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Iona | 11.3 miles | 12 | |
| Beachs Corner | 11.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399269. 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.





