Lynn, Utah
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the West Box Elder census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84329. It stands on Basin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lynn Reservoir quadrangle. It stands 5,945 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1959 USGS Yost quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS Grouse Creek quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Lynn Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
- 2001 USGS Lynn Reservoir quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Lynn between 1996 and 2019, burning about 4,113 acres in total. 14 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 | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2017 | Natural | 30 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LYNN |
| 8 August 2013 | Natural | 196 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | CEDAR HILL |
| 5 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GOLD STAR ROCK |
| 5 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | LYNN |
| 29 August 2002 | Natural | 1,328 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | BUCK HOLLOW |
| 23 August 2005 | Natural | 75 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LYNN |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | USFS #3 |
| 2 August 1996 | Natural | 1,775 acres | Sawtooth National Forest | LYNN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Lynn: 13 past producers, 4 producers, 3 occurrences. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sherry Mines | Lead, Silver, Zinc | Occurrence | Silver | |
| Dove Creek Pass Flagstone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dove Creek Pass Quartzite | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Basin Creek Gorge Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Little Creek | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Lynn Pass | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Star Stone | Stone | Producer | ||
| Cotton Thomas Junction Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Cotton Thomas Junction Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| East Junction Valley | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yost | 12.3 miles | 12 | |
| Grouse Creek | 13.5 miles | 11 | |
| Etna | 17.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rosette | 18.0 miles | 13 | |
| Standrod | 19.2 miles | 13 | |
| Park Valley | 22.4 miles | 12 | |
| Matlin | 29.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hardup | 31.5 miles | 11 |
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 Lynn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711796 | 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 1443051. 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.






