Evans Landing, Idaho
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83801. The Survey maps it on the Cocolalla quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1901 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Cocolalla quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Cocolalla quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
47 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 47 fires within 5 miles of Evans Landing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 272 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | GREEN LARCH |
| 25 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | INDIAN GIVER |
| 24 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BOULDER ROAD |
| 23 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LITTLE BUTLER |
| 2 September 1995 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | OLD PILE FIRE |
| 19 September 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | TALACHE CREEK |
| 19 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | MM 459 |
| 16 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Pend Oreille Area Office | 117 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 42 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 42 workings within 5 miles of Evans Landing: 19 occurrences, 10 past producers, 6 unknowns, 4 prospects. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Gold, Tungsten, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktail | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Bluebird Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Antimony, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Vein | |
| Glowing Rock Prospect | Copper, Tungsten | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite | |
| Mariposa | Gold, Silver, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| O'Shaughnessy Prospect | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Pebco Silver | Silver, Gold, Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Silver Star | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Snowbird Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Talache District | Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | SILVER VEINS | |
| Talache Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony | Producer | 1895, 1906 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blacktail | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Talache Landing | 4.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cocolalla | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Talache | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Granite | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Westmond | 5.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Creek | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Careywood | 6.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396472. 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.








