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Canyon, Idaho

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83810. It stands on Fern Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rose Lake quadrangle.

Canyon within Kootenai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

97 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 97 fires within 5 miles of Canyon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 656 acres in total. 42 started naturally. 4 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
Natural42
Missing data/not specified/undetermined14
Equipment and vehicle use10
Recreation and ceremony9
Debris and open burning9
Fireworks6
Arson/incendiarism4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
9 September 1996Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsSKEEL GULCH
7 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSOUTH RIVER RD
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresCataldo Area OfficeWALL RIDGE
6 September 2003Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsJULY CANYON
30 September 1993Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
3 September 2020Fireworksunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMILE POST 41
24 September 2011Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsDUDLEY 2
23 September 2007Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forest19

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

9 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Canyon: 5 prospects, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cataldo Clay DepositBrick ClayProspectUnknown
Crystal Spring ProspectCopperProspectVein
Master Mine No. 1GoldPast Producer
Spokane ProspectLead, Copper, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
King Solomon ProspectLead, ZincProspectVein
King Tut ProspectLead, ZincProspectVein
Mission GroupLeadProspect

Every working recorded in Kootenai County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Dudley2.4 miles14
Rose Lake4.0 miles14
Lane8.1 miles15
Wolf Lodge11.7 miles14
Smaq'wqn Hill12.1 miles10
Medimont12.2 miles10
Eddyville17.1 miles16
Springston18.2 miles10

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 394134. 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.