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Lanark, Idaho

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 2005. It stands in the Paris census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83254. It lies near Miles Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Ovid quadrangle.

Lanark within Bear Lake County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 13 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 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Lanark between 1994 and 2018, burning about 320 acres in total. 9 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
Natural9
Recreation and ceremony5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Arson/incendiarism1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Debris and open burning1

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
4 September 2017Equipment and vehicle use148 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLITTLE VALLEY
23 September 2004Naturalunder an acreCaribou-Targhee National ForestHOLLOWS
2 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresIdaho Falls DistrictMILL CANYON
5 August 2003Naturalunder an acreCaribou-Targhee National ForestMILES CANYON
4 August 2014Naturalunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictGRANDY HOLLOW
24 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined94 acresIdaho Falls DistrictDINGLE
24 August 1994Naturalunder an acreCaribou-Targhee National Forestnot named
22 August 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreCaribou-Targhee National ForestMILL CANYON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bear Lake County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Lanark: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Lead, 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
Bear Lake MinePhosphorus-Phosphates, VanadiumPast Producer
Berrett and Ricks ProspectLead, CopperOccurrenceCerussite, Galena
Blacksmith DolomiteMagnesiteOccurrence
Boulder - Bonanza GroupLead, SilverPast Producer1913
Humming Bird GroupLead, Copper, Gold, SilverPast Producer1897
Paris PeakLimestone, GeneralProducer
Phosphate DepositPhosphorus-PhosphatesOccurrence
Bear Lake ConcreteSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Unnamed LocationSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Bear Lake 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
Ovid1.7 miles13
Liberty2.8 miles13
Paris4.0 miles15
Bern4.6 miles13
Sharon5.5 miles13
Bloomington6.4 miles15
Montpelier7.5 miles13
Wardboro8.2 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 384402. 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.