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Lyondale, Idaho

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Coeur d'Alene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83814. It stands on Mica Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mica Bay quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Lyondale within Kootenai County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 15 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

64 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 64 fires within 5 miles of Lyondale (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 64 acres in total. 17 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Natural17
Debris and open burning16
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Equipment and vehicle use3
Recreation and ceremony2
Fireworks2
Arson/incendiarism2
Smoking1

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
8 September 2014Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsPRESLEY
6 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSWEYOLAKAN
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsRED HOG
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeDELCARDO BAY
30 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresCoeur d'Alene Field OfficeLOFFS BAY
25 September 1999Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIdaho Department of LandsBENNETT BAY 29
2 September 1996Debris and open burningunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsCOUGAR ESTATES
18 September 2014Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsMUNDT

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Kootenai County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lyondale (historical): 4 producers, 2 prospects, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Vermiculite, Gold, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Idaho Diamond Sulphide GroupCopper, Vermiculite, Gold, SilverProspectVein
Kid Island Clay DepositClayOccurrence
Kid Island Clay DepositAluminumProspect
QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Kootenai 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
Mica1.4 miles15
Len Landing5.5 miles15
Coeur d'Alene6.1 miles15
Bellgrove6.1 miles14
Gibbs6.3 miles15
Eddyville6.4 miles16
Atlas6.5 miles15
Blackwell6.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 399095. 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.