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Bloomington, Utah

20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84790. It lies near Big Valley. The Survey maps it on the Saint George quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Bloomington within Washington County

On record in Bloomington

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 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

173 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 173 fires within 5 miles of Bloomington (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 490 acres in total. 9 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined76
Debris and open burning20
Equipment and vehicle use19
Recreation and ceremony18
Fireworks15
Natural9
Misuse of fire by a minor8
Smoking5
Arson/incendiarism2
Firearms and explosives use1

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
4 September 2005Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreArizona Strip Field OfficeHALF MILE
30 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCLAY DOME
29 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBLOOMINGTON HILLS
28 September 1999Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands1050PI STANDBY
23 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands400 W.
23 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBLOOMINGTON HILLS
15 September 2001Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSUN RIVER
11 September 2006Debris and open burningunder an acreArizona Strip Field OfficeM M 27

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Washington County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 35 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Bloomington (historical): 18 past producers, 8 occurrences, 6 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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
Bloomington ClaimCopper, UraniumOccurrence
Hidden MineCopperOccurrence
Riprap #27056Volcanic MaterialsOccurrenceBasalt
Riprap Deposit #27047Volcanic MaterialsProspectBasalt
Ut Dept Hwys Riprap Dep No.27047PumiceProspect
Ut Dept Hwys Riprap No.27056PumiceOccurrence
Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceSedimentary
Gypsum DepositGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence
Gypsum ProspectGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrenceGypsum
Gypsum ProspectGypsum-AnhydriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Washington 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
Atkinville1.6 miles20
Bloomington Hills2.8 miles20
Saint George4.1 miles20
Middleton6.2 miles20
Santa Clara6.5 miles19
Washington7.8 miles19
Ivins9.3 miles19
Harrisburg Junction12.2 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437504. 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.