Littleton, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1997. It stands in the Morgan South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84050. It stands on East Canyon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Morgan quadrangle. It stands 5,049 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Morgan quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
221 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 221 fires within 5 miles of Littleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,450 acres in total. 21 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 | 80 |
| Debris and open burning | 61 |
| Natural | 21 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 17 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 |
| Fireworks | 7 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WEST YOUNG |
| 9 September 2003 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LONGWIRE FIRE |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COMO FIRE |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MILLRACE FIRE |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PARKS DON'T SLEEP |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WIDOWMAKER FIRE |
| 4 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MOUNTAIN GREEN |
| 3 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | INDUSTRIAL ASSIST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Littleton: 10 past producers, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Eagle and Morgan Consolidated | Copper, Silver, Gold | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Unknown Claim | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite | |
| Unknown Claim | Iron | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit In Twn 4n Rng 2e Sec 26 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gravel Pit No 5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 15034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 15012 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit 15007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit 15019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 15007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Stoddard | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Morgan | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Richville | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Como Springs | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Enterprise | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Porterville | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Peterson | 6.0 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q96742475 | 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 1429834. 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.







