Martin, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Helper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84526. It lies near Hardscrabble Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Helper quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1886 USGS Price River quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1896 USGS Price River quadrangle1:250000
- 1914 USGS Castle Gate quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Castle Gate quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Helper quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Price quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
127 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 127 fires within 5 miles of Martin between 1992 and 2019, burning about 2,483 acres in total. 75 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 | 75 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 4 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CARBONVILLE |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Moab Field Office | LYNETTE |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | CONSUMERS |
| 5 September 2015 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Moab Field Office | HARDSCRABBLE |
| 5 September 2006 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | MATTS |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | PEERLESS |
| 4 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | COAL MINE |
| 4 September 2008 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RIDGE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Martin: 4 unknowns, 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone | |
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heiner | 0.4 miles | 20 | |
| Helper | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Castle Gate (historical) | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Peerless | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Storrs | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Glen | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Royal | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Kenilworth | 3.4 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1430126. 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.








