Madsen, Utah
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Tremonton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84314. It lies near Hank Bell Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Honeyville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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
- 1961 USGS Honeyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1989 USGS Tremonton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Honeyville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
121 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 121 fires within 5 miles of Madsen between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,291 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 54 |
| Natural | 27 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
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 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Bear River Area | JUMP |
| 6 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BENNETTS |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PETERSON FIRE |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WASHAKIE |
| 3 September 2005 | Natural | 50 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DEEP CANYON |
| 3 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KEITH FRIDAL |
| 27 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RR CALLSFORT (4) |
| 20 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 378 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Madsen: 11 occurrences, 6 producers, 3 past producers, 1 unknown. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Geothermal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Madsens Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| B. Hunsaker, #02025 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| B.Hunsaker.Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Buchanan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Buchanan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Calls Fort Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Calls Fort Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ellis, Bingham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ellis,Bingham Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Jensen Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Springs | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Honeyville | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Deweyville | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Elwood | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bradford | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Bear River City | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Crossroads | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Cropley | 4.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437629. 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.





