BlockJones, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84040. It lies near Adams Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Kaysville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
49 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 49 fires within 5 miles of Jones between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,349 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ROCK RING |
| 7 September 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 10 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FERNWOOD |
| 7 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SNOW CREEK |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRUIT |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DANIELS CANYON |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 23 September 1992 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 2 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 128 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SNOQUALMIE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 45 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Jones: 18 prospects, 10 occurrences, 9 producers, 6 past producers. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Talc-Soapstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs Reservoir Talc Locality | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | Unknown | |
| Unknown | Talc-Soapstone | Occurrence | ||
| Nance and Fanning | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Nance and Fanning Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Upper Baer Canyon Workings | Copper | Occurrence | Chalcopyrite, Malachite | |
| Ideal Rock Products South Weber Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mountain Road Gravel Pit. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Parsons South Weber Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernwood Hollow | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Tanglewood | 0.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mutton Hollow Acres | 0.3 miles | 13 | |
| Woodridge Estates | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tiffany Park | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| King Clarion Hills | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Natural Estates | 1.0 miles | 13 | |
| Wheat Ridge | 1.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1454001. 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.