Cottonwood, Utah
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84117. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sugar House quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Cottonwood
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 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Harold W. and Evelyn Burton Houselisted 2017 · 0.4 miles away
David B. Brinton Houselisted 1978 · 0.5 miles away
Brinton-Dahl Houselisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
David McDonald Houselisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away- Parade of Homes Lakewood Site Historic Districtlisted 2022 · 0.7 miles away
- William and Annie Livingston Houselisted 2002 · 0.9 miles away
- Ross Hamelisted 2018 · 0.9 miles away
- Morton A. Cheesman Houselisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
- George and Lida Walker Houselisted 2024 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 25 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Sugar House quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Sugar House quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Sugar House 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 Cottonwood (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 514 acres in total. 16 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 13 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 3 September 1996 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERGUSON |
| 22 September 2020 | Natural | 60 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFFS |
| 22 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFFS WFU |
| 19 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MULE HOLLOW |
| 16 September 2016 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOUNDSTOOTH |
| 11 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | TOLCAT |
| 10 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NEFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 82 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 82 workings within 5 miles of Cottonwood (historical): 41 producers, 32 past producers, 9 occurrences. 41 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Gold, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Minerals Mill | Barium-Barite | Producer | ||
| Alta Champion | Silver, Lead, Gold, Bismuth | Producer | Vein | |
| Big Mitt and Blue Point Mine | Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1904 | |
| Canyon Rim Quarries | Limestone, General, Clay, Cement Rock | Past Producer | Calcite | |
| Cottonwood Gold Eagle Mine | Silver, Iron | Past Producer | 1925 | |
| Dry Fork Mine | Silver, Copper, Zinc, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Sphalerite | |
| Midvale Minerals Co. | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Arsenic | Producer | ||
| Mortand Cement Limestone Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Murray Copper and Victor Claims | Copper, Gold, Lead | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Murry Refractories Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holladay | 0.9 miles | 25 | |
| Knudsens Corner | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Dalton | 2.8 miles | 25 | |
| Murray | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Cottonwood Heights | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Millcreek | 3.0 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Olympus | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| East Millcreek | 3.1 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1448303. 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.









