Vay, Idaho
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1996. It stands in the Blanchard-Glengary census division. It lies in ZIP code area 83856. The Survey maps it on the Edgemere quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1911 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000
- 1911 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1913 USGS Priest Lake quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Edgemere quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Sandpoint quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Edgemere 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 Vay between 1992 and 2020, burning about 274 acres in total. 23 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 | 24 |
| Natural | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | CURTIS |
| 5 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | GOLD CUP |
| 29 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | VERTICAL PILE |
| 26 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | BOBWIRE |
| 2 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | LONG MTN |
| 18 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Idaho Department of Lands | NITTY GRITTY |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Idaho Panhandle National Forest | RUSTLING LEAF |
| 11 September 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Coeur d'Alene Field Office | GOLD CUP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Vay: 9 past producers, 3 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Uranium, Gold, Uranium, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand S Laclede Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Halliwill | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Halliwill Prospect | Uranium, Copper | Occurrence | Torbernite | |
| Sullivan | Gold, Molybdenum | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan Mine | Gold, Molybdenum, Graphite | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Halliwill Prospect | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sawyer | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Seneacquoteen | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Edgemere | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Laclede | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Riverside (historical) | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Thama | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Harlem | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Clagstone | 6.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 392712. 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.








