Eastland, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1985. It stands in the Monticello census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84535. The Survey maps it on the Eastland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1886 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000
- 1893 USGS Abajo quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1955 USGS Verdure 1 SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Cortez quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Blanding quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Eastland quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
87 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 87 fires within 5 miles of Eastland between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,883 acres in total. 57 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 | 57 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | COTTONWOOD CANYON |
| 27 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WRIGHT |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | MONUMENT |
| 21 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | M.P. 13 |
| 1 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHIRLEY |
| 9 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | N.O. CEDAR POINT |
| 8 August 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | GINGER HIL |
| 6 August 2009 | Natural | 660 acres | Moab Field Office | LOCKERBY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eastland in 7 storm reports between 2002 and 2007: 4 heavy rain, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 wildfire. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2007 | Heavy Rain | Eastland | - | Rainfall which began on November 30 and continued into December, totaled 3.00 inches over a 36 hour period. |
| November 2007 | Heavy Rain | Eastland | - | Persistent rainfall resulted in a 3.00 inch total over a 36 hour period in the Eastland area. For a continuation on this event please see the December 2007 Storm Data publication. |
| September 2007 | Heavy Rain | Eastland | - | Rainfall of 2.20 inches occurred. |
| July 2006 | Heavy Rain | Eastland | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eastland | - | no account filed |
| September 2002 | Flood | Eastland | - | no account filed |
| July 2002 | Wildfire | Eastland | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ucolo | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| Verdure | 11.4 miles | 20 | |
| Monticello | 12.0 miles | 20 | |
| Blanding | 22.0 miles | 21 | |
| Indian Village | 28.4 miles | 27 | |
| White Mesa | 29.3 miles | 20 | |
| La Sal | 35.6 miles | 29 | |
| Old La Sal | 36.4 miles | 29 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1427737. 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.
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.











