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Atkinson, Utah

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Coalville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84098. The Survey maps it on the Park City East quadrangle.

Atkinson within Summit County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 26 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

118 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 118 fires within 5 miles of Atkinson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,231 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined33
Equipment and vehicle use28
Debris and open burning26
Natural11
Recreation and ceremony10
Fireworks4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Other causes1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
9 September 2019Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOLD RANCH
8 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined400 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBUZZARD
7 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSEMI SIDE
7 September 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRICHARDSON FLATE
6 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRANCH MORNING
5 September 1998Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSACKET
30 September 2000Fireworks25 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsABILITY CENTER FIRE
3 September 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSTAR VIEW

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Summit County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 32 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 32 workings within 5 miles of Atkinson: 23 past producers, 5 occurrences, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese. 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
Big KUraniumOccurrence
Clegg AditSilver, Gold, LeadOccurrenceVein
Round Valley Ne QuarriesStone, Dimension, StoneProducer
Round Valley South ProspectManganese, IronOccurrenceHematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite
Silver King Extension MineGold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, CopperPast Producer
Silver King Extension Mine and ProspectsZinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer
Wanship Dam Clay LocalityClayOccurrence
Wanship Dam Clay LocalityClayPast Producer
Dority Spring ProspectsIron, ManganeseOccurrencePyrolusite
Dority Spring ProspectsIron, ManganesePast Producer

Every working recorded in Summit 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
East Basin1.4 miles26
Silver Creek Junction1.4 miles26
Kimball Junction3.8 miles26
Keetley Junction4.1 miles26
Silver Springs4.4 miles26
Jeremy Ranch4.6 miles23
Snyderville4.8 miles26
Gogorza5.1 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437491. 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.