Dolomite, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Tooele-Grantsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84029. It lies near Timpie Valley. The Survey maps it on the Flux quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 16 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Timpie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Flux quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
132 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Dolomite between 1992 and 2020, burning about 40,506 acres in total. 60 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 17 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BURNT SPRINGS |
| 6 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | BURNTSPRNG |
| 5 September 2019 | Natural | 27 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BROAD |
| 4 September 2011 | Firearms and explosives use | 6.8 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | TIMPIE |
| 30 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SADDLE RD. |
| 28 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Northwest Area | ULTRALIGHT |
| 23 September 1996 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | WIRE |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | 30 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | TEDDY BEAR |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 52 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 52 workings within 5 miles of Dolomite: 34 past producers, 8 producers, 8 occurrences, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Mercury, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Glebe | Lead, Zinc | Producer | Replacement | |
| Last Chance Deposit | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Occurrence | ||
| Last Chance Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Lead Ore Mine | Iron, Lead, Silver, Gold | Producer | Vein | |
| Monte Carlo Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Solar Salt Pit | Salt | Producer | ||
| Sunny South Claim Prospect | Gold | Occurrence | Underground | |
| Utah Lime and Stone | Dolomite | Producer | ||
| Utah Lime and Stone Co. Quarries | Limestone, General, Dolomite | Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Flux and South Flux Quarries | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface |
Storms near this place
12 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dolomite in 12 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 12 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 | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station recorded wind gusts of 58 mph at 8:10 pm MST and 8:20 pm MST as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 68 mph as a result of a convective section of a cold frontal boundary advancing through the area. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie 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. |
| October 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the I-80 at MP 79 mesonet site. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The Utah Department of Transportation I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station measured a wind gust of 58 mph at 4:00 pm MST as a result of a nearby microburst's outflow. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | A peak wind gust of 66 mph was recorded by the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie mesonet station. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | A peak wind gust of 58 mph was recorded by the I-80 at MP 79 Timpie sensor. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The I-80 at MP 79 Timpie sensor recorded a peak gust gust of 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | A 59 mph wind gust was recorded at the Portable RWIS #5 mesonet site. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolomite | - | The Portable RWIS 5 sensor, located northeast of Lakeside along Interstate 80, recorded a maximum wind gust of 64 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flux | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Timpie | 5.3 miles | 16 | |
| Burmester | 6.6 miles | 15 | |
| Grantsville | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Delle | 11.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marshall | 11.8 miles | 15 | |
| Iosepa (historical) | 14.4 miles | 17 | |
| Stansbury park | 15.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1435438. 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.





