BlockAvon, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedar City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84721. The Survey maps it on the Avon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Avon quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Avon between 1996 and 2004, burning about 2 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PALMER WASH |
| 13 October 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WECCO EAST |
| 12 January 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | BEECHCRAFT |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Avon: 8 producers, 5 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Mercury, Uranium, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Cina-Mine | Mercury, Sulfur | Occurrence | Cinnabar | |
| Desert View Mine | Uranium | Producer | ||
| Epsolon | Uranium | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Mercury, Sulfur | Occurrence | ||
| Homestake Mine | Mercury | Occurrence | Mercury | |
| Albert #1 | Iron | Producer | ||
| Albert #2 | Iron | Producer | ||
| Albert #3 | Iron | Producer | ||
| Big Chance | Iron | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lund | 8.9 miles | 8 | |
| Iron Springs | 11.7 miles | 18 | |
| Zane | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Desert Mound | 13.3 miles | 16 | |
| Latimer | 14.3 miles | 8 | |
| Halivah | 15.7 miles | 18 | |
| Beryl | 16.5 miles | 13 | |
| Fort Johnson | 18.6 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q63136857 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437492. 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.