Kelton, Utah
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the West Box Elder census division. The Survey maps it on the Crocodile Mountain NE quadrangle. It stands 4,229 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Brigham City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Crocodile Mtn NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1987 USGS Grouse Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Crocodile Mtn NE quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Kelton between 1994 and 2017, burning about 7,207 acres in total. 4 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 | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 August 2006 | Natural | 395 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | TABLE |
| 24 August 2017 | Natural | 4,187 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | KELTON |
| 23 August 2017 | Natural | 2,549 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SHAW SPRINGS |
| 18 August 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRANSFORMER/COLDWATER |
| 8 July 2011 | Natural | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RAIL ROAD SPRINGS |
| 30 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KELTON POLE |
| 3 July 2006 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | KELTON CEMETARY |
| 29 July 2008 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRANSFORMER/OLSEN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Kelton: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Bentonite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Butte Vitric Tuff | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | ||
| Black Butte Vitric Tuff | Pumice | Occurrence | ||
| Bar F Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Bar F Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black Butte Bentonite | Bentonite | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Black Rock Bentonite | Bentonite | Occurrence | ||
| Natural Arch Bentonite | Bentonite | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Natural Arch Bentonite | Bentonite | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kelton in 6 storm reports between 2002 and 2020: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | The Locomotive Springs sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 60 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | The Locomotive Springs sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 63 mph. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | Peak recorded wind gusts from this thunderstorm included 61 mph at Chaulk Hill and 60 mph at Locomotive Springs. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | The Locomotive Springs sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kelton | - | The Locomotive Springs sensor recorded a wind gust of 62 mph. |
| September 2002 | Funnel Cloud | Kelton | - | Public reports to media outlets indicated about 4 funnel clouds from a thunderstorm at the north end of the Great Salt Lake. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardup | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Park Valley | 12.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Creek | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| Curlew Junction | 15.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rosette | 17.0 miles | 13 | |
| Matlin | 18.6 miles | 10 | |
| Standrod | 23.8 miles | 13 | |
| Snowville | 25.9 miles | 10 |
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 Kelton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6386588 | 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 1437603. 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.





