BlockIosepa, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Dugway-Wendover census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84029. The Survey maps it on the Salt Mountain quadrangle. It stands 4,400 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Iosepa
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Iosepa Settlement Cemeterylisted 1971
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Timpie quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:100000
- 1985 USGS Salt Mountain quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Salt Mountain quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
69 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 69 fires within 5 miles of Iosepa (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,477 acres in total. 47 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 | 47 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | CAR |
| 4 September 1995 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | HORSESHOE |
| 18 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | LOST |
| 17 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CURRENT CREEK MTN |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | DART |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | CORNDOG |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | HUNTER |
| 16 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | PIRATE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Iosepa (historical): 13 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Con Lela Prospects | Iron | Prospect | 1937 | |
| Consolidated Lela Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | 1937 | |
| Consolidated Lela Prospect | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Three Picks Claims | Iron | Occurrence | Replacement Vein | |
| Gravel Pit 23070 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 23071 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit 23073 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. Hwys. Gravel Pit 23065 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. Hwys. Gravel Pit 23070 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. Hwys. Gravel Pit 23071 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand |
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.
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 Iosepa (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711597 | 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 1455148. 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.