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Castilla, Utah

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Springville-Mapleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84660. It lies near Shurtz Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle. It stands 4,925 feet above sea level.

Castilla within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

87 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Castilla between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,673 acres in total. 35 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
Natural35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined25
Equipment and vehicle use6
Recreation and ceremony6
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Power generation/transmission/distribution3
Arson/incendiarism2
Debris and open burning2
Smoking2
Firearms and explosives use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBILLIES MOUNTAIN
7 September 2013Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDIAMOND 3
5 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeTIRE
29 September 1992Railroad operations and maintenance3.0 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forestnot named
26 September 1992Smoking2.0 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forestnot named
21 September 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCRAB CREEK
2 September 2001Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsTHISTLE CAMPFIRE
2 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestFERRET

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Castilla: 9 past producers, 7 producers, 3 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Castilla Springs QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Diamond ForkIronOccurrenceGoethite, Limonite
Diamond Fork Iron ProspectIronOccurrenceReplacement
Diamond Fork ProspectIronOccurrence
Moark Junction Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut Dep of Hwys No 25056Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25054Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25057Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25080Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25081Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Utah 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
Covered Bridge Canyon1.4 miles22
Thistle3.4 miles17
Gomex3.9 miles22
Moark Junction4.6 miles22
Sutro5.4 miles22
Rio5.9 miles17
Patrick Place6.6 miles23
Woodland Hills6.6 miles21

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 Q112731326The 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 1439508. 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.