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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1949 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Lynndyl quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
93 since 1992Regional 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 37 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 260 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | WATERWELL |
| 4 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TUNNEL RD. #2 |
| 23 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EUREKA S CURVE |
| 18 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PINYON CREEK |
| 14 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ILLEGAL BURN |
| 11 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | PINYON C2 |
| 10 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SANDHILL |
| 10 September 1999 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ATLANTIS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 106 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Standard Mine | Silver, Manganese, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1923 | |
| Apex Standard Number 1 Mine | Copper, Lead, Silver, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1924, 1925, 1936 | |
| Apex Standard Number 2 Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1924, 1925, 1950 | |
| Baltimore | Lead, Gold, Silver, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Burgin Concentrator (Facility) | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Manganese, Molybdenum, Selenium, Limestone, Dimension, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Burgin Kennecott Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Cadmium, Manganese | Producer | 1956, 1965 | |
| Burgin No 1 and No 2 Shaft | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Manganese, Cadmium | Past Producer | 1956, 1965, 1978 | |
| Central Standard Consol. Mining Co. | Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Chief Lime Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | 1924, 1925, 1954 | |
| East Tintic Coalition Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer |
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 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.







