Keetley, Utah
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the North Wasatch census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84032. It stands on Ross Creek. The Survey maps it on the Park City East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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
- 1900 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Coalville quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1999 USGS Park City East quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
8 of 12 photographs shown,Taken 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.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Every photograph of Wasatch County
Fires near this place
45 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Keetley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 591 acres in total. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RICHARDSON FLATE |
| 5 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 5 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DEER VALLEY |
| 30 September 2000 | Fireworks | 25 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ABILITY CENTER FIRE |
| 16 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 40-4 |
| 14 September 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHOOTING RANGE |
| 9 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | S SPRING HOLLOW RD LTNING |
| 31 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FLAMING POLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 115 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 115 workings within 5 miles of Keetley: 73 past producers, 21 occurrences, 21 producers. 21 still produce. What was taken out: Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper, Gold, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Tunnel | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1889, 1893 | |
| American Flag Shaft | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Iron | Past Producer | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| American Flag Shaft | Gold, Silver, Manganese, Lead, Copper, Iron | Past Producer | ||
| American Flag Shaft No. 2 | Silver, Lead, Gold, Iron, Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Tetrahedrite | |
| Anchor Tunnel Protal | Gold, Copper, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Constellation Shaft | Gold, Zinc, Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Constellation Shaft and Prospects | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Cottonwood Canyon Stone Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Daly Shaft No. 2 | Silver, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1885, 1886, 1955 | |
| East Utah | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Keetley in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keetley | - | The SR-248 mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 65 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
| September 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keetley | - | The State Route 248 sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 61 mph. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keetley | - | A wind gust of 60 mph was recorded at the Utah Department of Transportation State Route-248 sensor. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Keetley | - | The SR-248 sensor recorded a wind gust of 59 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideout | 0.3 miles | 26 | |
| Hailstone | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Cranmer | 1.9 miles | 26 | |
| Jordanelle | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Interlaken | 7.2 miles | 26 | |
| Mountain Spa | 8.1 miles | 26 | |
| Mound City | 8.6 miles | 26 | |
| Heber City | 8.9 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437600. 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.








