Jericho, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Eureka census division. It stands on Hop Creek. The Survey maps it on the McIntyre quadrangle. It stands 5,318 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Mc Intyre quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Lynndyl quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Mc Intyre quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
70 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 70 fires within 5 miles of Jericho between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,881 acres in total. 51 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 | 51 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | MUDSPRINGS |
| 4 September 2001 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Richfield Field Office | GARBAGE |
| 28 September 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | RED MAPLE |
| 2 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | GILSON 4 |
| 17 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | RILEY SPRINGS |
| 17 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | TINTIC |
| 17 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | CHAMBER |
| 16 September 2004 | Natural | 2.5 acres | Richfield Field Office | FIREBIRD |
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 Jericho: 15 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunshinie Canyon Mine #2 | Clay | Past Producer | Halloysite, Sericite | |
| Jericho Silica Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Jericho Silica Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Jericho Borrow Pit # 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jericho Borrow Pit #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jericho Gravel Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jericho Gravel Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jericho Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jericho Pit #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Prospect | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McIntyre | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Champlin | 8.6 miles | 15 | |
| Dennis | 8.6 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond | 10.7 miles | 17 | |
| Soma | 11.6 miles | 15 | |
| Silver City | 11.7 miles | 16 | |
| Tintic Junction | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Uisco | 12.8 miles | 15 |
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 Jericho | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711620 | 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 1437597. 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.






