BlockThornton, Idaho
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rexburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83440. The Survey maps it on the Rexburg quadrangle. It stands 4,859 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1949 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Driggs quadrangle1:250000
- 1976 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1988 USGS Rexburg quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Thornton between 2001 and 2015, burning about 12 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | PARK |
| 19 August 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | ANNIS |
| 5 July 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.7 acres | Idaho Falls District | ARCHER |
| 11 July 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | LORENZO |
| 28 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.3 acres | Idaho Falls District | LORENZO |
| 24 March 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | LORENZO |
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 Thornton: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thornton in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Flood | Thornton | $10,000 | Madison County EM reported minor snowmelt flooding coming from an elevated bench area east of Thornton. The water was cascading down the hill, pooling into farm fields adjoining the neighborhoods and threatening to inundate homes. Sandbagging prevented further property damage to homes. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornton | $5,000 | A large tree downed on a home in the 6000 W area southwest of Rexburg with significant damage to structure. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornton | - | Several large tree limbs and one large healthy tree snapped near Lyman-Union Road. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thornton | - | Estimated 60 mph wind gust in Thornton with power flickering on and off. |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Thornton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7796485 | 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 398240. 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.