Faust, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1993. It stands in the Rush Valley census division. The Survey maps it on the Faust quadrangle. It stands 5,256 feet above sea level.
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 Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1971 USGS Faust quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Rush Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Faust quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
34 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Faust between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,441 acres in total. 18 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 | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | TWO SPRINGS |
| 7 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | FAUSTCRK |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | VERNON |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | FAUST |
| 16 September 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | AQUEDUCT |
| 11 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 228 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | MONUMENT |
| 28 August 1997 | Natural | 10 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | VERNON HIL |
| 24 August 1998 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 1.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | RAILROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 28 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 28 workings within 5 miles of Faust: 21 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Clay, Volcanic Materials, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrow Pit | Volcanic Materials, Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Tooele Quarry | Pumice | Occurrence | Pumice | |
| Unknown Prospect | Volcanic Materials, Clay | Occurrence | Clay | |
| Unknown Prospects | Volcanic Materials, Clay | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Barrow Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Pehrson | 5.6 miles | 17 | |
| Vernon | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Topliff | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| West Mercur | 10.8 miles | 23 | |
| Clover | 11.2 miles | 22 | |
| Lofgreen | 11.9 miles | 17 | |
| Saint John | 12.2 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Faust | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5438263 | 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 1437559. 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.





