BlockThree Creek, Idaho
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Bruneau census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83302. It lies near Estes Draw. The Survey maps it on the Three Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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 Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Twin Falls quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Three Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Sheep Creek quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Three Creek between 1992 and 2020, burning about 453,115 acres in total. 21 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 | 21 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 1997 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Boise District | CHERRY CR. |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Twin Falls District | GRANITE SPRINGS |
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Boise District | ELKMTN.RD |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | THREE CREEK |
| 8 August 2012 | Natural | 20 acres | Twin Falls District | DEADWOOD |
| 3 August 2011 | Natural | 1,294 acres | Twin Falls District | POLE CREEK |
| 3 August 2002 | Natural | 85 acres | Twin Falls District | HIGGINS |
| 24 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Twin Falls District | 35 WEST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Three Creek in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Three Creek | - | The Horse Butte mesonet station, HBFI1, measured the severe wind gust. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murphy Hot Springs | 11.5 miles | 7 | |
| James Place | 35.8 miles | 7 | |
| Dans Place | 38.3 miles | 7 | |
| Bengoechea Place | 39.9 miles | 7 | |
| Tindall (historical) | 40.6 miles | 7 | |
| China Hat | 41.4 miles | 7 | |
| Dew Drop Place | 41.7 miles | 7 | |
| Frost Place | 42.3 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 398241. 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.
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.