Geneva, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Provo-Orem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84058. The Survey maps it on the Orem quadrangle.
On record in Geneva
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Stephen and Mary Bunnell Houselisted 1996 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 30 photographs shown, 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, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Utah County
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Geneva between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,885 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 31 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CASCADE FIRE |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON 2 |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BMT |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HARVEY'S |
| 5 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | EAST LAWN |
| 4 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OREM PEAT BOG 4 |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY CYN. LINDON |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Geneva: 7 producers, 5 past producers. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provo Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25027 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25028 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25029 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25032 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25033 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Geneva in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 2024 | Hail | Geneva | $25,000 | Social media photos showed hail from 1-1.75 inches in diameter at Orem and Lindon. |
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 1441293. 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.









