Indianola, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Mount Pleasant-Moroni census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84629. It stands on Birch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Indianola quadrangle. It stands 5,961 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Indianola quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Indianola between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,452 acres in total. 20 started naturally. None 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SPENCER FORK |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 24 acres | Central Area | INDIAN RIDGE |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
| 30 September 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BLACKHAWK |
| 22 September 2010 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | VICTORIA |
| 17 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BIGLER |
| 13 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 12 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Central Area | STONE BRIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Indianola: 12 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crotons Prospect | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Congo No. 1 Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Losty Canyon Prospect | Manganese | Occurrence | ||
| Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Andesite, Chert, Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone | |
| Long Ridge Sw Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Snail Hollow Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Gravel | |
| Snail Hollow Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tidwell Springs Se Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Andesite, Chert, Quartzite, Sandstone, Shale | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25092 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25093 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hill Top | 6.2 miles | 16 | |
| Milburn | 7.6 miles | 16 | |
| Oak Creek | 9.3 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview | 12.5 miles | 16 | |
| Fountain Green | 14.2 miles | 18 | |
| Beaver Dams Summer Homes Area | 15.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 17.8 miles | 16 | |
| Jerusalem | 18.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Indianola | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6024002 | 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 1442039. 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.







