Lower Kimberly, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Marysvale census division. It lies near Suprise Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Mount Belknap quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Delano Peak quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Delano Peak quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Delano Peak quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Mount Belknap quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Mount Belknap quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
28 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Lower Kimberly between 1993 and 2018, burning about 7 acres in total. 22 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 | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | not named |
| 9 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BEAR HOLLOW |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | MUD SPRINGS |
| 14 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | PICNIC CREEK |
| 13 September 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | MARBLE TOP |
| 9 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | MUD SPRINGS |
| 9 August 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | NOSTRIL |
| 5 August 2004 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | MT.BELKNAP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 48 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 48 workings within 5 miles of Lower Kimberly: 19 occurrences, 17 past producers, 7 prospects, 4 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Gold, Silver, Uranium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grey Eagle Nos 2 , 7 , 11 , and 12 | Aluminum, Uranium | Occurrence | Alunite | |
| Jolly Green Giant Claims | Gold, Silver, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Kimberly, (Gold Mountain) District | Gold, Silver, Mercury | Past Producer | 1868 | |
| Mill Creek Red Narrows Deposit | Kaolin | Producer | Replacement | |
| Monarch and Monarch Nos 3 , 20 , 21 | Silver, Lead | Occurrence | Quartz | |
| Mt Baldy District | Gold, Silver, Lead, Iron | Past Producer | 1878 | |
| Suprize | Gold, Silver, Copper | Prospect | Vein | |
| Annie Laurie Mine | Gold, Silver | Past Producer | 1892 | |
| Debra Dawn | Clay | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Debrh Dawn | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Kimberly | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Bullion Falls | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Pittsburg | 7.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hoovers | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Marysvale | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Thompsonville | 10.5 miles | 20 | |
| Alunite | 10.8 miles | 20 | |
| Junction | 19.7 miles | 16 |
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 Q122555284 | 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 1443013. 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.








