BlockHarding, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Delta census division. The Survey maps it on the Harding quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Sevier Desert quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1951 USGS Oak City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Harding quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Delta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Harding between 1992 and 2019, burning about 125,606 acres in total. 15 started naturally. 3 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 | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | 192 |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Richfield Field Office | SIXMILEWSH |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SIX MILE POINT |
| 6 August 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | 6 MILE POINT |
| 5 August 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 51 25 JUNCTION |
| 30 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | BASIN CYN |
| 25 August 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | 6MILE WASH |
| 23 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | 6MILEPOINT |
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 Harding: 5 occurrences, 4 past producers, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crater Hot Springs | Iron, Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Borrow Pit 14062 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Borrow Pit 14069 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 14063 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Potential Pit 14070 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Potential Pit 14071 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Borrow Pit #14062 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Borrow Pit #14069 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Borrow Pit #14070 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Borrow Pit #14071 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437581. 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.