Laho, Utah
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Milford-Minersville census division. The Survey maps it on the Milford Flat quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Milford Flat quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Milford quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Wah Wah Mts. South quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Laho between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,026 acres in total. 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2005 | Smoking | 35 acres | Cedar City Field Office | SHAWNEE |
| 27 August 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WHITE MOUNTAIN |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | CROWN |
| 24 August 2006 | Natural | 38 acres | Cedar City Field Office | FLAT 4 |
| 12 August 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Cedar City Field Office | PIG |
| 9 July 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CINDY |
| 8 July 2003 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | THERMO |
| 29 July 2006 | Natural | 867 acres | Cedar City Field Office | FLATS 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Laho: 33 past producers, 5 occurrences, 2 prospects, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Silver. 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 Bart Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper, Iron | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Black Bart Prospect | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Copper | Occurrence | 1972, 1973 | |
| Magnolia Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold, Molybdenum, Copper | Past Producer | Galena, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite | |
| Magnolia Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Magnolia Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Copper | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Mammoth Lode Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | Jarosite, Plumbojarosite, Smithsonite | |
| Mammoth Lode Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Progressive Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver | Past Producer | Copper | |
| St. Mary Mine | Lead, Copper, Silver, Bismuth | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Surprise Group | Uranium | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Corner | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Thermo | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Upton | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Shauntie | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Shenendoah City | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Milford | 10.7 miles | 11 | |
| Minersville | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Yellow Banks | 12.9 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437610. 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.




