Gypsum Mill, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Nephi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84648. It stands on Salt Creek. The Survey maps it on the Nephi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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 Nephi quadrangle1:62500, 4 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 Nephi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
142 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 142 fires within 5 miles of Gypsum Mill between 1993 and 2020, burning about 28,743 acres in total. 39 started naturally. 4 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 | 45 |
| Natural | 39 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 38 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SR 28 MM 37 |
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | WILLOW CR. |
| 29 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 29 September 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WILKES |
| 29 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GOLF COURSE |
| 27 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2,681 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BIRCH |
| 24 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HOWARD |
| 2 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Central Area | GROTTO SPRINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Gypsum Mill: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rowleys Mine & Quarry | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Unknown | ||
| Nephi Gravel Pit #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Nephi Gravel Pit #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12008 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. No. 12034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit # 12010 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Pit #12008 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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.
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 Q122590848 | 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 1441538. 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.








