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Anchorage, Utah

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the North Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84015. The Survey maps it on the Clearfield quadrangle.

Anchorage within Davis County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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

11 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Anchorage between 1993 and 2020, burning about 174 acres in total. 2 started naturally. None was 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Equipment and vehicle use3
Natural2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Debris and open burning1

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
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDANIELS CANYON
31 August 1993Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsKEITH
17 August 2020Equipment and vehicle use2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsKAYS CREEK TRAILHEAD
9 July 2002Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsU.P. FIRE
7 July 2019Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsU STAR
27 July 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined9.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDITCH BANK
21 July 1998Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRIVER FIRE
16 July 2008Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestCLIFF CANYON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Davis County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Anchorage: 3 prospects, 2 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
South Weber Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
Unnamed Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #06002Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #06009Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 06004Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Utah Department of Highways Gravel Pit Number 06002Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Davis 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
Clearfield Estates0.0 miles12
Julie Estates0.2 miles12
Katies Place0.4 miles12
Southwood0.5 miles12
Melanie Acres0.7 miles12
Smith Estates1.0 miles12
Pratts1.1 miles12
Campbell Heights1.1 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1435058. 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.