Buena Vista, Utah
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84414. The Survey maps it on the Plain City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1954 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Plain City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Plain City quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Promontory Point quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Plain City quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Plain City quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Buena Vista between 1992 and 2020, burning about 898 acres in total. 13 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined | 53 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 19 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COLD SPRINGS |
| 7 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 56 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 4000 N |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOLMES |
| 27 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | N. OGDEN |
| 24 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | HAROLD CRANE UPLAND |
| 23 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH VIEW |
| 20 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | POWDER MOUNTAIN |
| 2 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WILLARD BAY DIKE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 49 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Buena Vista: 16 past producers, 13 producers, 12 prospects, 5 occurrences. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Copper, Clay, Uranium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Pits and Borrow Pits | Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eldorado | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1898 | |
| Eldorado | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Harrisville Brick Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Harrisville Brick Plant Deposit | Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jenny Joe Occurrence | Copper | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Utah Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Wasatch Iron | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Napoleon-Magera | Copper, Silver | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Santa Marie | Copper, Silver | Prospect | Vein |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Acres | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Irene | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Anderwood Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Orchard Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mountain Meadows Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Skyline Estates | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Circle View | 0.6 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant View | 0.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453522. 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.







