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Hillside, Utah

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Goshen census division. It lies near Pinyon Creek Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Eureka quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.

Hillside within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 17 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.

Fires near this place

93 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 93 fires within 5 miles of Hillside (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 9,184 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 1 was 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
Natural37
Missing data/not specified/undetermined35
Debris and open burning7
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Recreation and ceremony2
Arson/incendiarism1
Firearms and explosives use1
Smoking1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
9 September 2009Power generation/transmission/distribution260 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeWATERWELL
4 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsTUNNEL RD. #2
23 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsEUREKA S CURVE
18 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undetermined150 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPINYON CREEK
14 September 1997Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsILLEGAL BURN
11 September 1997Naturalunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficePINYON C2
10 September 2016Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSANDHILL
10 September 1999Natural3.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsATLANTIS

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 106 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 106 workings within 5 miles of Hillside (historical): 47 past producers, 41 occurrences, 13 producers, 5 prospects. 13 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Manganese, Lead, Silver, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Apex Standard MineSilver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, CopperPast Producer1923
Apex Standard Number 1 MineCopper, Lead, Silver, Gold, IronPast Producer1924, 1925, 1936
Apex Standard Number 2 MineLead, Silver, Gold, CopperPast Producer1924, 1925, 1950
BaltimoreLead, Gold, Silver, Copper, ZincPast Producer
Burgin Concentrator (Facility)Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Limestone, Dimension, CopperPast Producer
Burgin Kennecott MineLead, Zinc, Silver, Cadmium, ManganeseProducer1956, 1965
Burgin No 1 and No 2 ShaftSilver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, CadmiumPast Producer1956, 1965, 1978
Central Standard Consol. Mining Co.Lead, ManganesePast ProducerUnderground
Chief Lime QuarryLimestone, GeneralPast Producer1924, 1925, 1954
East Tintic Coalition MineZinc, LeadPast Producer

Every working 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
Elberta3.0 miles18
Dividend3.6 miles17
Homansville4.4 miles17
Lant4.7 miles18
Goshen5.6 miles18
Genola8.5 miles19
Townsend9.2 miles19
Keigley10.3 miles20

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437981. 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.