Syringa, Idaho
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in the Elk City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83539. It stands on Big Smith Creek. The Survey maps it on the Syringa quadrangle. It stands 1,411 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 10 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.
- 1924 USGS Weippe quadrangle1:125000
- 1956 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Hamilton quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Syringa quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Kooskia quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Syringa quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
124 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 124 fires within 5 miles of Syringa between 1992 and 2020, burning about 8,174 acres in total. 84 started naturally. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 84 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | HOUDINI |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | KNOBBY |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | LODGE CREEK |
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SECTION 15 |
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | SWAN |
| 30 September 2018 | Debris and open burning | 25 acres | Idaho Department of Lands | CASTAWAY |
| 3 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | YAKUS CREEK |
| 24 September 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Nez Perce - Clearwater National Forests | MIDDLE FORK SLASH |
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 Syringa: 4 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Kyanite, Iron, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kooskia Kyanite | Aluminum | Prospect | ||
| Rusty Lode | Zinc, Lead | Prospect | ||
| Smith Creek Deposit | Iron | Past Producer | 1932, 1942 | |
| C. B. Kyanite Claims | Kyanite | Prospect | ||
| Old Faithful and Little Bimbo | Kyanite | Occurrence | ||
| Woodrat Mountain Kyanite Prospect | Kyanite | Prospect | 1955 |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Syringa in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Syringa | $5,000 | A thunderstorm went through Syringa and the Apgar Campground, northeast of Lowell. A weather spotter reported trees down along US Highway-12 from Apgar Campground to just downstream of Swan Creek. The spotter also mentioned roof damage in Syringa and a power outage from Syringa to the Selway River. |
| April 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Syringa | $200 | A person from the public who lives 3.5 road miles west of Syringa, observed strong west-northwest winds that caused five Ponderosa Pine trees to snap in half and fall onto US-12. The Ponderosa Pine trees were tall but with small diameters. Based on an eye-witness report of a twisting white cloud coming up from the river, the damage could have been a result of a short-lived gustnado. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Syringa | - | Trees were blown down from a severe thunderstorm blocking Highway 12 near milepost 86. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tahoe | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Big Cedar | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lowell | 7.0 miles | 10 | |
| Glenwood | 8.5 miles | 9 | |
| Clark Tree | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Clearwater | 12.4 miles | 9 | |
| Kooskia | 13.3 miles | 10 | |
| Caribel | 13.7 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Syringa | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28446688 | 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 398211. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







