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Leonia, Idaho

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1983. It stands in the South and West Boundary census division. It stands on Boulder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Leonia quadrangle.

Leonia within Boundary County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 11 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

95 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 95 fires within 5 miles of Leonia between 1992 and 2019, burning about 87 acres in total. 39 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
Natural39
Debris and open burning16
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Power generation/transmission/distribution10
Recreation and ceremony7
Smoking5
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Arson/incendiarism1
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Equipment and vehicle use1

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
30 September 1993Smokingunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National Forestnot named
23 September 2011Debris and open burningunder an acreKootenai National ForestOLD HWY 2
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreKootenai National ForestYAAK TRASH
17 September 1995Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreKootenai National ForestPINE CREEK
9 August 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeYARD SALE
7 August 1994Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSILENT KNIGHT
6 August 1998Smokingunder an acreKootenai National ForestRUBY CREEK
4 August 2014Naturalunder an acreIdaho Panhandle National ForestCABOOSE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Boundary County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 22 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Leonia: 9 occurrences, 6 past producers, 4 prospects, 3 unknowns. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Copper, Limestone, Dimension, Gold. 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
DuplexLead, Silver, ZincPast Producer
Eureka ProspectCopper, Lead, SilverPast ProducerVein
Fox & Brandt PropertyCopper, CobaltUnknown
Idamont PropertyGold, Lead, Silver, ZincPast ProducerPlacer
L-B Lemire-Bartlett Lead CliffLead, ZincPast Producer
LeoniaUranium, GoldPast Producer
Mc Ginty ClaimCopper, LeadOccurrenceVein
Oscar ClaimLead, Silver, Zinc, CopperOccurrenceVein
Borrow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Homestake MineSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown

Every working recorded in Boundary County

Storms near this place

1 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leonia in 1 storm report in 2012: 1 hail. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2012HailLeonia-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Boundary 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
Boulder City (historical)1.4 miles11
Katka6.8 miles12
Moyie Springs10.6 miles12
Crossport10.8 miles12
Eileen12.6 miles12
Bonners Ferry15.0 miles12
Meadow Creek15.1 miles12
Threemile Corner15.4 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 396784. 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.