Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
“Kimberly High School is a high school located at 885 Center Street West in Kimberly, Idaho. The school serves grades nine through twelve.”
Wikipedia article Kimberly High School (Kimberly, Idaho), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 40 National Register listings published here for Twin Falls County · listed in 1990 · 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 39 fires within 5 miles of Kimberly High School between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,036 acres in total. 4 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1997 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SHOFALLSN |
| 28 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Twin Falls District | VINEYARD 2 |
| 21 September 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | HIDDEN LAKE |
| 15 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Twin Falls District | DEVILSPEN |
| 15 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Twin Falls District | SHO FALLS |
| 14 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Twin Falls District | OASIS |
| 1 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 535 acres | Twin Falls District | DEVILS CORRAL 3 |
| 1 September 2008 | Fireworks | 4.2 acres | Idaho Falls District | DIERKES LAKE |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kimberly High School: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Gold. 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 | Past Producer | 1862 | |
| Twin Falls Lime Production | Calcium | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kimberly, the town this property stands in, in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2019: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kimberly | $500,000 | The Twin Falls County Sheriff's office reported strong winds associated with a thunderstorm 5 miles south of Kimberly, Idaho. Kimberly is in south central Idaho 5 miles southeast of Twin Falls. The most costly damage was done to two center- pivot irrigation systems. Other damage included roofing torn free from buildings, around 20 trees uprooted, a windmill blown over, and a car damaged by a small falling light pole. Also, a pickup RV camper was rolled over. A farmer reported a missing calf. The wind was strong enough to pick up a 300-pound door and carry it across a street. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Kimberly | - | A video was posted on Facebook. Downed trees were reported at a farm. |
| May 2015 | Hail | Kimberly | - | A trained spotter reported a severe thunderstorm with 1 inch hail and very heavy rain. |
| May 1997 | Hail | Kimberly | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 3/4 inch hail in Twin Fallls County. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kimberly | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bickel School | 5.1 miles | 1990 | |
 | D. H. Peck House | 5.2 miles | 1993 |
| Walter Priebe House | 5.3 miles | 1993 | |
 | C. Harvey Smith House | 5.3 miles | 1978 |
 | Burton Morse House | 5.3 miles | 1993 |
| Lincoln Street Electric Streetlights | 5.3 miles | 1992 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 90001229 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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