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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1903 USGS Rathdrum quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Spokane quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Coeur D'Alene SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Mica Bay quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Coeur D'Alene quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1996 USGS Mica Bay quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional 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 burning | 23 |
| Natural | 19 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | PRESLEY |
| 7 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SIGNAL POINT |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | SWEYOLAKAN |
| 4 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | RED HOG |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | DELCARDO BAY |
| 25 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | BENNETT BAY 29 |
| 2 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | COUGAR ESTATES |
| 18 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | MUNDT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Idaho Diamond Sulphide Group | Copper, Vermiculite, Gold, Silver | Prospect | Vein | |
| Kid Island Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Kid Island Clay Deposit | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Stockton Clay Deposit | Kaolin | Prospect | 1920 | |
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyondale (historical) | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Huetter | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Atlas | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Gibbs | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Coeur d'Alene | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Blackwell | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bellgrove | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Len Landing | 6.5 miles | 15 |
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 Q139622463 | The 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.







