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Cranmer, Utah

26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the North Wasatch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84060. It lies near Big Dutch Pete Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Heber City quadrangle.

Cranmer within Wasatch County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 26 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

60 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Cranmer between 1992 and 2020, burning about 597 acres in total. 3 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/undetermined19
Equipment and vehicle use12
Debris and open burning9
Recreation and ceremony7
Arson/incendiarism4
Natural3
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

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 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRICHARDSON FLATE
6 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBONANZA-CLOUD RIM
5 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Landsnot named
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDEER VALLEY
30 September 2000Fireworks25 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsABILITY CENTER FIRE
19 September 2020Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsHIGHWAY 40 MM 14
19 September 2020Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsEMPIRE PASS
18 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBRIGHTON ESTATES CABIN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Wasatch County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 171 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 171 workings within 5 miles of Cranmer: 112 past producers, 31 occurrences, 25 producers, 3 prospects. 25 still produce. What was taken out: Gold, Copper, Silver, Lead, Zinc, Lead, Silver, Gold. 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
American Flag ShaftSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese, IronPast ProducerGalena, Tetrahedrite
American Flag ShaftGold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Copper, IronPast Producer
American Flag Shaft No. 2Silver, Lead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, CopperPast ProducerGalena, Tetrahedrite
Anchor Tunnel ProtalGold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, LeadPast Producer
Balmount ShaftZinc, Lead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1907, 1925, 1952
Constellation ShaftGold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, SilverPast Producer
Cottonwood Canyon Stone QuarryStone, DimensionPast ProducerSurface
Daly MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, GoldPast ProducerCerargyrite, Galena
Daly Shaft No. 1Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc, CopperPast Producer1885, 1886, 1955
Daly Shaft No. 2Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, CopperPast Producer1885, 1886, 1955

Every working recorded in Wasatch 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
Jordanelle1.7 miles26
Hailstone1.7 miles26
Keetley1.9 miles26
Hideout2.2 miles26
Interlaken5.4 miles26
Mountain Spa6.5 miles26
Mound City6.9 miles26
Midway7.4 miles26

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437535. 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.