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Lyman, Idaho

11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Rexburg census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83440. The Survey maps it on the Ririe quadrangle.

Lyman within Madison 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

5 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Lyman between 2004 and 2014, burning about 14 acres in total. None 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony1
Debris and open burning1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
5 July 2014Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.7 acresIdaho Falls DistrictARCHER
11 July 2009Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
11 May 2013Recreation and ceremony7.9 acresIdaho Falls DistrictRIVERBOTTOM
28 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.3 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO
24 March 2004Debris and open burning2.0 acresIdaho Falls DistrictLORENZO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Madison County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Lyman: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Madison 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
Thornton2.0 miles13
Archer2.6 miles11
Mark2.6 miles13
Jensen3.7 miles10
Burton4.6 miles13
Byrne5.0 miles10
Sunnydell5.0 miles11
Gale5.5 miles9

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 397885. 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.