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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1909 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000
- 1911 USGS Montpelier quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Preston quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Ovid quadrangle1:24000
- 1983 USGS Preston quadrangle1:100000
- 2005 USGS Ovid quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1994Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 148 acres | Idaho Falls District | LITTLE VALLEY |
| 23 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | HOLLOWS |
| 2 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Idaho Falls District | MILL CANYON |
| 5 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MILES CANYON |
| 4 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Falls District | GRANDY HOLLOW |
| 24 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 94 acres | Idaho Falls District | DINGLE |
| 24 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | not named |
| 22 August 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | MILL CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake Mine | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Berrett and Ricks Prospect | Lead, Copper | Occurrence | Cerussite, Galena | |
| Blacksmith Dolomite | Magnesite | Occurrence | ||
| Boulder - Bonanza Group | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1913 | |
| Humming Bird Group | Lead, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1897 | |
| Paris Peak | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Phosphate Deposit | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Bear Lake Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Location | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ovid | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Liberty | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Paris | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bern | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Sharon | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Bloomington | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Montpelier | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Wardboro | 8.2 miles | 13 |
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.







