Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“The Union School in Filer, Idaho was built in 1914. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.”
Wikipedia article Union School (Filer, Idaho), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Twin Falls County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Union School between 1992 and 2014, burning about 790 acres in total. 1 started naturally. None 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 | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVIL-FIVE |
| 31 August 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | YINGSTGRD |
| 25 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Idaho Falls District | AUGER FALLS |
| 5 July 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Twin Falls District | YINGST GRADE |
| 4 July 1999 | Fireworks | 5.0 acres | Twin Falls District | 1EAUGERFLS |
| 24 July 1996 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SERINGS |
| 22 July 2010 | Smoking | 587 acres | Idaho Falls District | AUGER FALLS |
| 21 July 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 acres | Idaho Falls District | PIGEON COVE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Union School: 5 past producers, 2 producers, 2 unknowns. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Chromium, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake River Placers | Gold, Chromium, Iron | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Snake River Placers | Gold | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Colonial Concrete Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Colonial Concrete Snake River Dredg | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Juchau Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Northwest Crane Crushing Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rtp Mix Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Twin Falls Screening Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wendy Glenn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Filer, the town this property stands in, in 11 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filer | $200,000 | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filer | $25,000 | A strong thunderstorm produced wind gusts which peeled the roof off of a business in Filer. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filer | $15,000 | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Heavy Rain | Filer | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filer | - | A large branch fell from a willow tree nearly missing a home. Winds were estimated to be 65 MPH based off of the large canopy and size of the branch broken. |
| September 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Filer | - | A post on Facebook reported a roof was ripped off of a barn and irrigation pivots were tunrned over. |
| September 2013 | Hail | Filer | - | One inch hail and heavy rain with street flooding was reported. |
| September 2013 | Flash Flood | Filer | - | Street flooding was reported in Filer. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Filer | - | A trained spotter reported one inch hail and wind gusts to 50 MPH. |
| May 1996 | Heavy Rain | Filer | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Flash Flood | Filer | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Pleasant View School | 3.0 miles | 1991 |
 | Achille Duquesne House | 3.3 miles | 1993 |
 | Lincoln School | 3.8 miles | 1990 |
 | Twin Falls Warehouse Historic District | 3.9 miles | 1997 |
 | Twin Falls Canal Company Building | 4.0 miles | 1996 |
 | Twin Falls Milling and Elevator Company Warehouse | 4.0 miles | 1995 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 03000123 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Twin Falls County | All 40 listed properties in this county. |
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