Fort Johnson, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedar City census division. It lies near Clarks Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Enoch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Enoch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Enoch quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
150 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 150 fires within 5 miles of Fort Johnson between 1992 and 2020, burning about 559 acres in total. 35 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 64 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | ENOCHVISTA |
| 6 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PARKWEST |
| 4 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MM65 I15 |
| 3 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CINDER HILL |
| 3 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FIFE TOWN |
| 28 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | EGG |
| 22 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CEDAR CITY ASSIST 06 |
| 2 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ENOCH WASH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 22 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 22 workings within 5 miles of Fort Johnson: 20 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cinder Hill Cinder Pit | Volcanic Materials | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Hill Cinder Pit | Pumice | Past Producer | ||
| Red Hills Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Red Hills Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Black Point Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Black Point Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Braffits Creek Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sandstone | |
| Braffits Creek Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cinder Hill Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Cinder Hill Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enoch | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Summit | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cedar City | 7.2 miles | 19 | |
| Halivah | 8.9 miles | 18 | |
| Cedar Highlands | 9.8 miles | 19 | |
| Iron Springs | 10.9 miles | 18 | |
| Brian Head | 11.3 miles | 18 | |
| Parowan | 11.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437562. 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.







