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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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.
- 1885 USGS Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1900 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1999 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
118 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 33 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 28 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OLD RANCH |
| 8 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 400 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BUZZARD |
| 7 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SEMI SIDE |
| 7 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RICHARDSON FLATE |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RANCH MORNING |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SACKET |
| 30 September 2000 | Fireworks | 25 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ABILITY CENTER FIRE |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STAR VIEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 32 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big K | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Clegg Adit | Silver, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Round Valley Ne Quarries | Stone, Dimension, Stone | Producer | ||
| Round Valley South Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite | |
| Silver King Extension Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Silver King Extension Mine and Prospects | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Wanship Dam Clay Locality | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Wanship Dam Clay Locality | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Dority Spring Prospects | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | Pyrolusite | |
| Dority Spring Prospects | Iron, Manganese | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Basin | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Creek Junction | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| Kimball Junction | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| Keetley Junction | 4.1 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Springs | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Jeremy Ranch | 4.6 miles | 23 | |
| Snyderville | 4.8 miles | 26 | |
| Gogorza | 5.1 miles | 23 |
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.








