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Lincoln, Idaho

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Idaho Falls census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83401. The Survey maps it on the Ucon quadrangle.

Lincoln within Bonneville County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 12 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

11 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Lincoln between 1992 and 2018, burning about 524 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Debris and open burning1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
3 September 2018Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.5 acresIdaho Falls DistrictBONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 2
1 September 2005Equipment and vehicle use93 acresIdaho Falls DistrictPANORAMA
27 August 1996Natural170 acresIdaho Falls DistrictPANORAMA
18 August 2010Power generation/transmission/distribution73 acresIdaho Falls DistrictIONA
11 August 1992Equipment and vehicle use98 acresIdaho Falls DistrictPETERSON
9 July 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictPANORAMA
4 July 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined16 acresIdaho Falls DistrictBONNEVILLE COUNTY ASSIST 2
27 July 2000Natural37 acresIdaho Falls DistrictIONA HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Bonneville County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 15 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln: 11 producers, 2 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 occurrence. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Pumice, Stone, Clay. 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
Burns PitStoneProducer
Clay, BrickClayUnknown
Amcor Crushing PlantPumiceProducer
Pumice DepositPumiceOccurrencePumice
Pumice Deposit (Snake River Valley)PumicePast ProducerPumice
Pumice, Inc. MinePumicePast ProducerPumice
Rock HollowPumiceProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Bonneville 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
Iona1.9 miles12
Beachs Corner2.0 miles12
Orvin2.8 miles14
Ammon3.0 miles14
Idaho Falls4.9 miles13
Ucon5.7 miles12
Payne6.3 miles14
Coltman7.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 373582. 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.