BlockThe String, Idaho
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Victor census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83455. It lies near Sweet Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Victor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1943 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1946 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:62500
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Victor quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
23 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of The String between 1992 and 2020, burning about 175 acres in total. 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 18 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2009 | Natural | 169 acres | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MOOSE CREEK |
| 2 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | NORDWALL |
| 16 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | MUD LAKE |
| 14 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | POLE CANYON |
| 9 August 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | FOX CREEK |
| 5 August 2018 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | GAME CREEK |
| 30 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | POLE |
| 30 August 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MIKESELL CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of The String: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Phosphorus-Phosphates, Limestone, General, 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 | ||
| Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Mike Harris Creek Limestone Deposit | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Limestone | |
| Pole Canyon Limestone Mine | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Moose Creek | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Unknown | ||
| Trench C. Phosphate Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Location | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Prospect | ||
| Victor Trench | Phosphorus-Phosphates | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122571757 | 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 399206. 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.