Boneta, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Roosevelt census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84051. The Survey maps it on the Altamont quadrangle. It stands 6,460 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Uinta quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1939 USGS Duchesne quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Altamont quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Duchesne quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
58 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 58 fires within 5 miles of Boneta between 1992 and 2020, burning about 172 acres in total. 21 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 | 22 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MTN. HOME ROAD FIRE |
| 7 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BONITA |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WILD FIRE |
| 27 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LAKE FORK CREEK FIRE |
| 22 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.9 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BONETA CENTRAL |
| 13 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Uintah and Ouray Agency | SOUTH PARK |
| 8 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 acres | Northeast Area | MOUNTAIN HOME |
| 8 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BLUE BENCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 30 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 30 workings within 5 miles of Boneta: 23 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand and Gravel | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altamont | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Emmons | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Mountain Home | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Altonah | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Talmage | 4.7 miles | 18 | |
| Bluebell | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Utahn | 7.8 miles | 18 | |
| Upalco | 8.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Boneta | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q28131858 | 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 1437508. 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.






