BlockJoy, Utah
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the West Juab census division. It lies near Mount Laird. The Survey maps it on the Lady Laird Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 21 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.
- 1908 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000
- 1910 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Topaz Mtn quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Fish Springs quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
- 1988 USGS Lady Laird Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Joy between 1993 and 2004, burning about 12 acres in total. 2 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 | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 1996 | Natural | 12 acres | Richfield Field Office | DRUM MTN |
| 29 June 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | LADY LAIRD |
| 18 June 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JOHNSON CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 60 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 60 workings within 5 miles of Joy: 43 past producers, 13 occurrences, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Manganese, Copper, Gold, Copper, Gold. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackhawk Claim | Sulfur-Pyrite, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Brian Group | Uranium, Vanadium, Clay, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | 1975 | |
| Brian Group | Vanadium, Uranium, Silver, Gold, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Bullseye 1 4 Claims | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Bullseye 1-4 Claims | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Emma Mine | Bismuth, Copper | Producer | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Ibet | Silver, Lead, Bismuth, Copper, Gold | Producer | ||
| Ibex Mine | Gold, Silver, Copper, Bismuth | Past Producer | 1878, 1894 | |
| Iron Blossom Mine | Iron, Sulfur, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Manganese | Past Producer | 1958 | |
| Keystone and Hard Times Mine | Copper, Gold, Silver | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Springs | 25.7 miles | 19 | |
| Champlin | 40.4 miles | 15 | |
| Callao | 41.1 miles | 17 | |
| Trout Creek | 41.6 miles | 18 | |
| Partoun | 44.2 miles | 18 | |
| Uisco | 45.5 miles | 15 | |
| Jericho | 46.8 miles | 16 | |
| Soma | 47.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437598. 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.