Curlew Junction, Utah
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Howell-Snowville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84336. The Survey maps it on the Curlew Junction quadrangle. It stands 4,846 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Kelton Pass quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Grouse Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Curlew Junction quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Curlew Junction quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Curlew Junction between 1992 and 2018, burning about 322 acres in total. 7 started naturally. None 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | 42 |
| 10 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SMOKEINTHECEDARS |
| 9 August 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SAMPINOS |
| 6 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ROSE |
| 30 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CHARLES TAYLOR |
| 2 August 2009 | Natural | 66 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OLD BLACK PINE |
| 29 July 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 200 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STERVELL |
| 27 July 2001 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | GREEN CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Curlew Junction: 13 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Curlew Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Curlew Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U - 30 - 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| U-30-1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| U-30-1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U-30-2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| U-30-2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U-42-2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| U-42-2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Creek | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hardup | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Kelton | 15.3 miles | 10 | |
| Park Valley | 17.5 miles | 12 | |
| Snowville | 18.6 miles | 10 | |
| Standrod | 19.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rosette | 21.3 miles | 13 | |
| Yost | 25.6 miles | 12 |
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 Q123476473 | 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 1437540. 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.






