BlockMalone, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Fillmore census division. The Survey maps it on the Black Rock quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1885 USGS Beaver quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Black Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Richfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Malone between 1994 and 1999, burning about 1 acre in total. 1 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 | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | GRANDSTAND |
| 28 June 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CABOOSE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Malone: 9 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Copper, Manganese, Copper, Gold, Silver, Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mack #1 & Mack #2 | Manganese, Copper, Gold, Silver | Occurrence | Malachite | |
| Mack 1 and Mack 2 | Silver, Manganese, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Charmed Mine | Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | 1900 | |
| Charmed Mine | Manganese, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock Gravel Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Black Rock Gravel Pit No 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Black Rock Gravel Pit No.1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Black Rock Gravel Pit No.2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 14084 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highway Pit #14084 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Rock | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Read | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Iron Basin | 19.2 miles | 13 | |
| Bloom | 21.4 miles | 13 | |
| Eightmile Point | 23.9 miles | 16 | |
| Borden | 24.8 miles | 13 | |
| Sixmile Point | 25.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ibex | 29.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437631. 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.