Freedom, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Mount Pleasant-Moroni census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84646. It lies near Kern Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Fountain Green South quadrangle. It stands 5,787 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1885 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Moroni quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Fountain Green South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Fountain Green South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
60 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 60 fires within 5 miles of Freedom between 1994 and 2020, burning about 85 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | LOST |
| 8 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | FOUND |
| 7 September 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WALES RESERVOIR |
| 2 September 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | MINNIE SPRINGS |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Central Area | JERUSALEM |
| 12 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STARLING |
| 12 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BROTHERSON |
| 31 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | FOUNTAIN GREEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Freedom: 17 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Calcium, Stone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moroni North Sandstone Prospects | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Wales Tufa Deposit | Calcium | Occurrence | ||
| Bruno's Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Moroni Canal Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept Highways Pit #20023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #20028 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #20029 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. Highways, Pit #20027 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel, Sand | |
| Utah Dept.Highways Pit No. 20016 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept.Highways Pit No. 20017 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerusalem | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Moroni | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Wales | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Fountain Green | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Chester | 6.5 miles | 16 | |
| Spring City | 9.1 miles | 16 | |
| Pigeon Hollow Junction | 9.6 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 10.3 miles | 16 |
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 Freedom | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5500430 | 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 1441224. 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.








