Iron Springs, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Cedar City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84721. The Survey maps it on the Cedar City NW quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Cedar City NW quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Cedar City NW quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
153 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 153 fires within 5 miles of Iron Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 179 acres in total. 90 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 | 90 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CARNIVAL |
| 9 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CANYON VIEW |
| 7 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | DESERT MOUND |
| 7 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | MOTH |
| 6 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | PAVILLION |
| 28 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | WATER |
| 24 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TUCKETT POINT |
| 22 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 5400 NORTH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 76 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 76 workings within 5 miles of Iron Springs: 25 past producers, 22 occurrences, 17 prospects, 12 producers. 12 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Copper, Mercury, Phosphorus-Phosphates, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ore Body | Iron, Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | Apatite, Magnetite | |
| Desert Mound | Iron, Copper, Mercury | Past Producer | 1926 | |
| Unknown | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Occurrence | ||
| April Fool Mine | Iron | Occurrence | 1945 | |
| April Fool Mine | Iron | Prospect | 1908 | |
| Armstrong Deposit | Iron | Producer | 1911, 1958 | |
| Armstrong Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1948 | |
| Ashton Mine | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Magnetite | |
| Ashton Mine | Iron | Occurrence | 1912 | |
| Ashton Mine | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Mound | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Halivah | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Hamiltons Fort | 10.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cedar City | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Fort Johnson | 10.9 miles | 17 | |
| Enoch | 11.3 miles | 17 | |
| Avon | 11.7 miles | 13 | |
| Iron Mountain | 12.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437596. 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.








