Halivah, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedar City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84721. It lies near Bauers Knoll. The Survey maps it on the Cedar City NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Cedar City NW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Cedar City NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
199 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 199 fires within 5 miles of Halivah between 1992 and 2020, burning about 269 acres in total. 87 started naturally. 2 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 | 87 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 47 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Smoking | 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 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CARNIVAL |
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CANYON VIEW |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | DESERT MOUND |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | MOTH |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | PAVILLION |
| 30 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 4890 |
| 3 September 2006 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FIFE TOWN |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | WATER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 56 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 56 workings within 5 miles of Halivah: 16 past producers, 16 producers, 16 occurrences, 8 prospects. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| Iron County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R A Childs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| State of Utah | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Pit No 11042 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Pit No 11044 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #11044 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Basalt, Quartzite | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #11042 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Basalt, Rhyolite, Sandstone | |
| Western Rock Products Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| April Fool Mine | Iron | Occurrence | 1945 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Springs | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Desert Mound | 5.2 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar City | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hamiltons Fort | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar Highlands | 8.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Johnson | 8.9 miles | 17 | |
| Enoch | 9.1 miles | 17 | |
| Kanarraville | 11.9 miles | 19 |
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 Q122598527 | 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 1437578. 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.








