Lane, Idaho
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Harrison census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83810. It stands on Killarney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lane quadrangle. It stands 2,169 feet above sea level.
On record in Lane
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
- Lane School IIlisted 1985
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Lane quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lane quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Lane quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
67 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 67 fires within 5 miles of Lane between 1992 and 2020, burning about 97 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 3 were 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 | 29 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | EAGLE FIRE |
| 29 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HIDDEN ISLAND |
| 2 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LANE CREEK |
| 1 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BLACKROCK RIDGE |
| 7 August 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LANE |
| 7 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SWAN SONG |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | SWAN PEAK |
| 6 August 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | COTTONWOOD CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Lane: 2 prospects, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Silver, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coeur D'Alene Meadows Peat Occurrence | Peat | Occurrence | Peat | |
| Gray Eagle Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Jumbo Claim Group | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Unknown | ||
| Silver King Prospect | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Silver Mist Claim | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | ||
| Stroebel Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper | Prospect | 1918 |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lane in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lane | $1,000 | A member of the public reported multiple downed trees blocking Idaho State Route 3 west of Rose Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smaq'wqn Hill | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Rose Lake | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Medimont | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Dudley | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Canyon | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Wolf Lodge | 10.2 miles | 14 | |
| Springston | 10.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lacon | 12.0 miles | 10 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Lane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6485326 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399113. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






