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Mica, 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 Flats. The Survey maps it on the Mica Bay quadrangle.

Mica 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

78 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Mica between 1992 and 2019, burning about 135 acres in total. 19 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
Debris and open burning23
Natural19
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Recreation and ceremony4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Smoking3
Arson/incendiarism2
Fireworks1

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
7 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIdaho Department of LandsSIGNAL POINT
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
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

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Mica: 3 prospects, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 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
Stockton Clay DepositKaolinProspect1920
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
Lyondale (historical)1.4 miles15
Huetter5.9 miles15
Atlas5.9 miles15
Gibbs6.0 miles15
Coeur d'Alene6.2 miles15
Blackwell6.3 miles15
Bellgrove6.4 miles14
Len Landing6.5 miles15

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikidata item Q139622463The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 386762. 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.