Lampton, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84095. It stands on Dry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Midvale quadrangle.
On record in Lampton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Crescent Elementary Schoollisted 2000 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Midvale quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Midvale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1999 USGS Midvale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
18 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Lampton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 261 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 | 10 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TONYA |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PRESERVE |
| 6 August 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SIENNA |
| 31 August 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BINGHAM ASSIST |
| 3 August 2016 | Fireworks | 35 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | CORNER CANYON |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BEAR |
| 18 August 1992 | Equipment and vehicle use | 150 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 13 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | BELL CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 23 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 23 workings within 5 miles of Lampton: 9 past producers, 9 producers, 5 occurrences. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Bromine, Lead, Zinc, Silver, Arsenic. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midvale Minerals Co | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Arsenic | Past Producer | ||
| Subsurface Brines | Bromine | Producer | 1914, 1917 | |
| Beehive Sand and Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Hollow Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Unidentifie Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unidentified Occurrence | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| South Jordan | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| Endot | 2.0 miles | 24 | |
| White City | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Riverton Siding | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Sandy City | 2.4 miles | 24 | |
| Draper | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Riverton | 3.2 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437615. 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.









