Cardon, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Smithfield census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84335. The Survey maps it on the Smithfield quadrangle.
On record in Cardon
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Douglas General Mercantilelisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Samuel and Lana Ewing Houselisted 1994 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000
- 1916 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Smithfield quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Smithfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
48 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 48 fires within 5 miles of Cardon between 1992 and 2020, burning about 752 acres in total. 6 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 | 14 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Natural | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CENTERVILLE V |
| 23 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CUTLER PEAK |
| 22 September 2019 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HYDE PARK CANYON |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | DRY HOLLOW |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CIRCLE VIEW |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HYDE PARK LANE |
| 8 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ROCKING R |
| 7 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.6 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MENDANHALL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Cardon: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Highway Dept No 3009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept of Highways Pit No. 03011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Highways Pit No 03012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Surface | |
| Ut. Dept. of Highways Pit No. 03009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit # 03005 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Highway Dept No 3011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Highway Dept No 3012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithfield | 1.1 miles | 18 | |
| Hyde Park | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Amalga | 3.7 miles | 16 | |
| Greenville | 4.0 miles | 18 | |
| North Logan | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| White Horse Village | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Riverside | 4.9 miles | 16 | |
| Benson | 5.2 miles | 16 |
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 Q122539178 | 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 1439480. 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.







