BlockFish Springs, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the West Juab census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84022. The Survey maps it on the Fish Springs SW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 19 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.
- 1908 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fish Springs SW quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Fish Springs between 1998 and 2014, burning about 78 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2013 | Natural | 48 acres | Richfield Field Office | FISH RANGE |
| 6 July 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Richfield Field Office | PONYEXPRSS |
| 25 June 2014 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | BARLY |
| 14 May 2011 | Natural | 28 acres | Richfield Field Office | FISH SPRING |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 54 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 54 workings within 5 miles of Fish Springs: 33 past producers, 8 producers, 7 occurrences, 4 prospects. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Lead, Silver, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baldy Claims | Gold, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Black Dragon Claim | Copper, Silver, Lead, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cactus Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | Anglesite, Plumbojarosite | |
| Carnation Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1920 | |
| Carnation Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Crypto Mineral Deposit | Zinc, Lead, Cadmium, Iron, Silver, Copper | Occurrence | 1953 | |
| Early Harvest Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | Anglesite | |
| Early Harvest Mine | Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Emma Mine | Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | 1895, 1925 | |
| Emma Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Gold | Past Producer | Underground |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1455277. 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.