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Lyondale

Ghost town · Kootenai County, Idaho

Coeur D'Alene quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500)
Coeur D'Alene quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1957, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Lyondale is a ghost town in Kootenai County, Idaho. It is one of 2 former communities in Kootenai County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 27th among the 36 Idaho counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Lyondale as a historical populated place on the Mica Bay topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 47.6077° N, 116.8510° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleMica Bay
Elevation2,178 ft
Nearest living townFernan Lake Village, ID
Distance to it6.6 miles
GNIS feature ID399095
Coordinates47.60768, -116.85102

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What's there now

Lyondale is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Fernan Lake Village, ID (population 138), about 6.6 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 2,178 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Lyondale?

Lyondale is in Kootenai County, Idaho, at 47.6077, -116.8510.

How many ghost towns are in Kootenai County?

Kootenai County, Idaho has 2 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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