Austin, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Monroe census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84754. It lies near Jensen Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Annabella quadrangle.
On record in Austin
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Elsinore Sugar Factorylisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1885 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1940 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Monroe quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Annabella quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Annabella quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
89 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 89 fires within 5 miles of Austin between 1992 and 2020, burning about 282 acres in total. 62 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 62 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2020 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Central Area | JOE TOWN |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 18 acres | Richfield Field Office | MINI GOLF |
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | THOMPSON BASIN RD |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TROGDOR |
| 27 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Area | WASHBURN |
| 24 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | RIVER BOTTOM 2 |
| 23 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | LC |
| 22 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | SAND CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Austin: 10 past producers, 10 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 unknown. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Geothermal, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elsinore Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Monroe Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Noonday Prospect | Manganese | Prospect | 1940 | |
| Richfield | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Elsinore Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Elsinore Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit 21011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1450235. 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.







