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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.

Martin within Carbon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 20 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

127 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural75
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony8
Debris and open burning6
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Equipment and vehicle use4
Misuse of fire by a minor4
Fireworks2
Power generation/transmission/distribution2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCARBONVILLE
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMoab Field OfficeLYNETTE
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficeCONSUMERS
5 September 2015Natural2.6 acresMoab Field OfficeHARDSCRABBLE
5 September 2006Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficeMATTS
5 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficePEERLESS
4 September 2009Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficeCOAL MINE
4 September 2008Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRIDGE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carbon County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lowdermilk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerLimestone, Sandstone
Lowdermilk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04009Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04009Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerLimestone, Sandstone

Every working recorded in Carbon County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Heiner0.4 miles20
Helper1.4 miles20
Castle Gate (historical)1.8 miles20
Peerless2.3 miles18
Storrs2.7 miles18
Spring Glen3.0 miles20
Royal3.1 miles18
Kenilworth3.4 miles20

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.