BlockLignite, Idaho
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83860. It stands on Sagle Slough. The Survey maps it on the Sagle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Sagle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Sagle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Lignite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 51 acres in total. 24 started naturally. 2 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 | 24 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SCHWEITZER MTN |
| 4 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Pend Oreille Area Office | EAGLE CREST |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | GUN CLUB |
| 21 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | M-3 |
| 16 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | LIGNITE |
| 15 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | BURIED CEDAR |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | GOLD ONE |
| 9 August 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | LESS TRAVELED |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 31 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 31 workings within 5 miles of Lignite: 17 past producers, 7 producers, 6 occurrences, 1 unknown. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Gold, Lead, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayes Mine | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | ||
| Hayes Prospect | Lead, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Iron Deposit Prospect | Iron, Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Deposit Prospect | Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Iron Mask | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Iron Mask Prospect Mine | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Producer | Vein | |
| Iron Occurrence | Iron, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Bay City | Lead, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Opportunity | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Dover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399103. 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.