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Kyle, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Avery-Clarkia census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83802. It stands on Rye Creek. The Survey maps it on the Avery quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Kyle within Shoshone County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

21 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Kyle (historical) between 1992 and 2015, burning about 52 acres in total. 19 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
Natural19
Recreation and ceremony1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
8 September 2006Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestSTETSON
7 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forest186
7 September 2006Natural3.5 acresIdaho Panhandle National ForestAVERY HILL
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestTURKEY
17 September 2001Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestCEDAR MTN
10 September 2006Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBINNEY HILL
1 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestWONDERFUL TRAIL
9 August 1996Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestBLUEBIRD 31

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Shoshone County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Kyle (historical): 9 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Copper, Silver, Silver, Lead, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Fourth of July Silver ProspectLead, SilverProspectVein
Fourth of July Silver ProspectLead, SilverOccurrence
North Star ProspectCopper, SilverOccurrence1896
Setser ProspectSilver, Lead, Copper, ZincOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite
Setser ProspectZinc, Lead, CopperOccurrence
Silica Gold and CopperGoldOccurrence
Silica Gold and Copper ProspectGold, CopperOccurrenceVein
Silver Mountain ProjectLead, Copper, SilverOccurrenceChalcopyrite, Galena, Tetrahedrite
St. Joe DistrictCopper, Silver, GoldProducerREPLACEMENT
Old North Star MineCopper, SilverProspect

Every working recorded in Shoshone 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
Bogle2.0 miles12
Pearson2.3 miles12
Stetson3.1 miles12
Falcon4.6 miles12
Roland5.9 miles12
Avery5.9 miles12
Adair7.8 miles12
Bullion (historical)8.5 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396756. 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.