Garfield, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1979. It stands in the Magna census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84044. It lies near Kesler Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Farnsworth Peak quadrangle. It stands 4,239 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 18 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
- 1952 USGS Garfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1972 USGS Farnsworth Peak quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
Photographs
3 photographs, 1940 to 1942Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1940. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
32 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 32 fires within 5 miles of Garfield between 1995 and 2020, burning about 4,157 acres in total. 1 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 | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 102 W I-80 |
| 3 September 2019 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2,117 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | GREEN RAVINE |
| 2 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FENCE LINE |
| 18 September 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CHEVRON |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Northwest Area | SILVER BEACH |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1,545 acres | Northwest Area | BLACK |
| 12 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Northwest Area | WEST COBALT |
| 11 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.4 acres | Northwest Area | COBALT |
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 Garfield: 10 past producers, 9 producers, 3 plants. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Silver, Arsenic, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Garfield Copper Refinery | Copper, Sulfur, Sulfuric Acid | Plant | ||
| (Facility) Garfield Copper Smelter | Copper, Silver, Gold | Plant | ||
| Bonneville Concentrator | Copper, Gold, Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Lake Point Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Iron, Arsenic | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Limonite, Pyrite, Realgar | |
| Magna Concentrator | Copper, Molybdenum | Producer | ||
| Salt Lake Sodium Products Co. | Sodium | Past Producer | ||
| Saltair Pit | Salt | Producer | ||
| Saltair Plant | Halite | Producer | 1888, 1982 | |
| Black Rock Canyon Quarry | Copper, Lead, Silver, Arsenic, Iron | Past Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Pyrite, Realgar | |
| Farnsworth Peak Brines | Bromine | Producer | 1825, 1981 |
Storms near this place
30 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Garfield in 30 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 30 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | 2 hurt, $5,000 | Peak recorded wind gusts as the line of thunderstorms moved through Salt Lake County included 65 mph at the Great Salt Lake Marina, 64 mph at Parley's Canyon, and 63 mph at the Salt Lake City International Airport. In addition, the strong winds hit the finish line of the Tour of Utah bike race, where many had gathered for a medal ceremony. A large metal structure was knocked over by the winds, and two people were injured. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The KF6RAL-6 Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 68 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The KF6RAL-6 Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Beach mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 64 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The KF6RAL-6 Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | Mesonet station AS768 at Great Salt Lake Marina recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Beach mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 58 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 66 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The KF6RAL-6 Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 70 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | Mesonet station KCC01 6.0 NE of Lake Point recorded a wind gust of 58 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 59 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina mesonet site recorded an initial peak wind gust of 64 mph at 7:30 pm MST, and a subsequent strong wind gust of 58 mph at 7:55 pm MST with lesser wind gusts of 40 mph to 50 mph in between. These gusts were the result of outflow winds associated with a cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The AS768 Great Salt Lake Marina mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Beach weather station recorded an initial wind gust of 66 mph at 6:50 pm MST, with a peak gust of 75 mph at 7:00 pm MST. These gusts were associated with outflow from clusters of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Marina weather station recorded an initial wind gust of 60 mph at 6:50 pm MST, with a peak wind gust of 61 mph at 7:20 pm MST. These gusts were associated with outflow from clusters of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Beach weather station recorded a wind gust of 77 mph as a result of a thunderstorm and associated outflow winds moving over the site. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A peak wind gust of 61 mph was measured by the Kennecott Marina mesonet station. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A thunderstorm and associated outflow produced a wind gust of 67 mph recorded by the Beach mesonet station. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A sensor at the Great Salt Lake Marina recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Kennecott Beach sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A peak wind gust of 60 mph was recorded by the Beach sensor. |
| December 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Great Salt Lake Marina sensor reported a wind gust of 66 mph. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | A 58 mph wind gust was recorded at the Great Salt Lake Marina. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Great Salt Lake Marina sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 59 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Great Salt Lake Marina sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Garfield | - | The Great Salt Lake Marina sensor recorded a wind gust of 62 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield Junction | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Arthur | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Magna Mill | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Magna | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Riter | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Bacchus | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Hunter | 7.9 miles | 20 | |
| Terminal | 8.5 miles | 20 |
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 Q131545798 | 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 1437565. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.





