Gurney, Idaho
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1981. It stands in the Lewiston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83501. The Survey maps it on the Lewiston Orchards North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1955 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Lewiston Orchards quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Lewiston Orchards North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Pullman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Orofino quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
29 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 29 fires within 5 miles of Gurney between 1994 and 2020, burning about 2,803 acres in total. 2 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 | 9 |
| Smoking | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Other causes | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Natural | 2 |
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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | EVENTS |
| 26 September 2009 | Smoking | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SAMPSON FIRE |
| 24 September 2000 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | SUNCARFIRE |
| 1 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | MM305 |
| 8 August 1997 | Smoking | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | CASINO |
| 6 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | NORTH CASINO |
| 6 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Nez Perce Tribe | MM 307 CASINE |
| 31 August 2018 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Nez Perce Tribe | CASINO LINE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Gurney: 9 producers, 3 past producers, 1 occurrence. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| McGregor Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tammany Creek Clay Occurrence No. 28 | Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Barnes Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Kaufman Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Northwest Aggregates | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Clarkston Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Duthie Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forebay | 0.5 miles | 9 | |
| Valley View Heights | 1.0 miles | 9 | |
| Hatwai | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| North Lewiston | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lewiston Orchards | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Lewiston | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Transfer | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| North Lapwai | 6.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399519. 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.




