Ironton, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Provo-Orem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84606. It lies near Buckley Draw. The Survey maps it on the Springville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Provo quadrangle1:62500
- 1950 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Springville quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 10 photographs shown, 1942Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Feininger, Andreas, 1942. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Utah County
Fires near this place
144 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 144 fires within 5 miles of Ironton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,115 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 21 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 42 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| 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 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Y-MOUNTAIN #2 |
| 28 September 2000 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMER FIRE |
| 27 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CAMEL PASS |
| 27 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 25 September 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SPRING CREEK |
| 24 September 1993 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 22 September 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ROCK CYN TRAILHEAD |
| 21 September 2005 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BARTHOLOMEW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Ironton: 20 past producers, 14 producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence. 15 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Manganese, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Ironton Smelter Dump | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | Surface | |
| Buckley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1902, 1917 | |
| Ironton Adit | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lower Slate Canyon Quarry | Slate, Dimension | Past Producer | Metamorphic | |
| Monarch | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Monarch Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Provo Brick & Tile Co. | Clay | Producer | ||
| Ironton North Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Ironton South Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Three Sister Lime Quarry and Liln | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Calcite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ironton in 3 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Ironton | $500,000 | A debris flow out of the Buckley Draw burn scar brought flash flooding to several homes, a church, and closed down portions of Nevada Avenue and Slate Canyon Drive. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the I-15 at Provo mesonet station. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ironton | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the I-15 @ Provo mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Provo | 3.2 miles | 22 | |
| Pleasant View | 4.7 miles | 24 | |
| Mapleton | 5.2 miles | 22 | |
| Palmyra | 5.9 miles | 22 | |
| Spanish Fork | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Edgemont | 6.3 miles | 24 | |
| Lakeview | 6.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1442060. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









