Clive, Utah
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Dugway-Wendover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84029. The Survey maps it on the Aragonite quadrangle. It stands 4,288 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 8 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.
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1973 USGS Aragonite quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Bonneville Salt Flats quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Clive between 1993 and 2020, burning about 2,155 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | CLIVE ROAD |
| 8 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NEED FISHING POLE |
| 29 August 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | MILE 52 |
| 14 August 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | SALT BRUSH |
| 13 August 1998 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | 45AUTO |
| 8 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | MILE MARKER 50 |
| 7 July 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | DELLE |
| 7 July 1995 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 5.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | CLIVE RAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Clive: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Mercury, Copper, Gold, Silver, Gold, Mercury, Copper, Silver. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overland Mine (See Mercur District) | Mercury, Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Sunshine Mine (See Mercur District) | Gold, Mercury, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 23086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept Hwys Gravel Pit #23086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
25 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clive in 25 storm reports between 2002 and 2025: 25 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station recorded an initial strong wind gust of 67 mph at 4:10 pm MST, followed by a subsequent peak wind gust of 68 mph at 4:20 pm MST. These wind gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The ARGONT mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Grassey mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Aragonite mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 at Grassey automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Utah Department of Transportation I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station measured a wind gust of 71 mph at 3:40 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Utah Department of Transportation I-80 @ Grassey mesonet station measured a wind gust of 69 mph at 3:40 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | A peak wind gust of 61 mph was recorded by the I-80 at Grassey mesonet station. |
| May 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Interstate 80 at Grassey sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | An automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 62 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 at Grassey sensor recorded a peak gust of 59 mph. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 at Grassey sensor reported a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Interstate 80 at Grassey sensor reported a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | A 61 mph wind gust was measured at the Vernon Hill sensor. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Aragonite RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 61 mph. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Wig Mountain sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The Interstate 80 at Grassey sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 68 mph. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | The I-80 sensor at Grassey recorded a maximum wind gust of 67 mph. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | A 51 knot wind gust was measured at the West Salt Flats sensor. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | Dry Microburst |
| December 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | Salt Flats Mesonet station |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clive | - | A severe thunderstorm produced 72 mph (63 kts) wind gusts 23 miles west of Clive. |
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.
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 Clive | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5134468 | 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 1437527. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.



