BlockTipton, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Albion census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83342. It lies near Cold Spring Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Sublett 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
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Pocatello quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sublett quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Sublett quadrangle1:24000
- 1993 USGS Oakley 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 Tipton (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 626 acres in total. 12 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | I84MP245N |
| 5 August 2019 | Natural | 9.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | POINT SPRINGS |
| 4 August 1993 | Natural | 15 acres | Idaho Falls District | POINTSPRNG |
| 26 August 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETZER |
| 22 August 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SUBLETT2 |
| 21 August 1994 | Natural | 100 acres | Idaho Falls District | MP #248 |
| 19 August 1992 | Natural | 45 acres | Idaho Falls District | SWEETZER 2 |
| 15 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | COLD SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Tipton (historical): 2 producers. All of them 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--Idaho Dept of Highways | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit--Idaho Dept of Highways | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399265. 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.