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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.

Geneva within Utah County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Photographs

8 of 30 photographs shown, 1942

Taken 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.

Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Bulldozer used in grading during the construction of a new steel mill which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Bulldozer used in grading during the construction of a new steel mill which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel mill takes form. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Steel and concrete go into place rapidly as a new steel mill takes form. The new plant will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Surveyor running lines for a water intake tunnel to serve a new steel mill under construction which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Surveyor running lines for a water intake tunnel to serve a new steel mill under construction which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Excavating and constructing open hearth furnaces for a new steel mill
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Excavating and constructing open hearth furnaces for a new steel mill
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Footings for open hearth furnaces for a new steel plant under construction which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Footings for open hearth furnaces for a new steel plant under construction which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Metal casings for concrete piles that will serve as foundations for a new steel mill under construction
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Metal casings for concrete piles that will serve as foundations for a new steel mill under construction
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Draglines are working day and night excavating for the building of open hearth furnaces for a new steel mill which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Draglines are working day and night excavating for the building of open hearth furnaces for a new steel mill which will make important additions to the vast amount of steel needed for the war effort
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Constructing a building on the site of a new steel mill which will soon turn out steel for the war needs
Columbia Steel Company at Geneva, Utah. Constructing a building on the site of a new steel mill which will soon turn out steel for the war needs
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress

Every photograph of Utah County

Fires near this place

80 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined31
Debris and open burning13
Recreation and ceremony7
Equipment and vehicle use6
Arson/incendiarism5
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Fireworks2
Other causes1
Firearms and explosives use1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCASCADE FIRE
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use16 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDRY CANYON 2
5 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsBMT
5 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsHARVEY'S
5 September 1996Arson/incendiarism7.5 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestEAST LAWN
4 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined7.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOREM PEAT BOG 4
30 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDRY CYN. LINDON
24 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsILLEGAL BURN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Provo Brick & Tile Co.ClayProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25027Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25028Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25029Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25030Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25032Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys No 25033Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25030Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25034Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Utah County

Storms near this place

1 since 2024

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2024HailGeneva$25,000Social media photos showed hail from 1-1.75 inches in diameter at Orem and Lindon.

Every storm recorded in Utah County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Vineyard1.3 miles24
Bunker1.8 miles24
Lincoln2.0 miles24
Lakeview2.0 miles24
Snow2.0 miles24
Curtis2.0 miles24
Orem2.2 miles24
Orem Station2.4 miles24

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.