Ferron Mill, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Emery-Ferron census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84523. It lies near Diversion Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Ferron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1923 USGS Castle Dale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1925 USGS Castle Dale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Ferron quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Manti quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Ferron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Ferron Mill between 1994 and 2016, burning about 5 acres in total. 11 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 | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | BIRCH SPRING |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | DRY MOUNTAIN |
| 15 August 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | DRY MOUNTAIN |
| 28 July 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
| 27 July 2000 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MUD |
| 22 July 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | NELSON MOUNTAIN |
| 19 July 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | HORN MOUNTAIN |
| 20 June 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | DUTCH FLAT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Ferron Mill: 4 past producers, 4 producers. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unknown Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #08021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highway's Pit #08020 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highway's Pit No. 08021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 08019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ferron | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Clawson | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Molen | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Moore | 9.3 miles | 18 | |
| Orangeville | 11.2 miles | 19 | |
| Castle Dale | 11.7 miles | 19 | |
| Emery | 12.7 miles | 18 | |
| Lawrence | 19.1 miles | 15 |
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 Q122546037 | 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 1441030. 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.









