Middleton, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the St. George census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84790. It lies in Middleton Wash. The Survey maps it on the Saint George quadrangle.
On record in Middleton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
Surveyed buildings and structures 1 record
- Alexander F. McDonald House, Middletonfederal building survey, 1 photograph
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.
- 1885 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS St. George quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS St. George SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS St. George quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS St. George quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
204 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 204 fires within 5 miles of Middleton between 1992 and 2020, burning about 24,778 acres in total. 11 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 | 97 |
| Debris and open burning | 25 |
| Fireworks | 23 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 23 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Smoking | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Cedar City Field Office | WASHINGTON ASSIST 02 |
| 8 September 1999 | Natural | 4.0 acres | Cedar City Field Office | PARKWAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | COUNTRY WAY |
| 6 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Southwest Area | MILL WASH |
| 5 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREEN SPRINGS |
| 29 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BLOOMINGTON HILLS |
| 28 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WASHINGTON CITY ASSIST 3 |
| 28 September 1999 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 1050PI STANDBY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Middleton: 17 past producers, 15 prospects, 6 producers, 3 occurrences. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Volcanic Materials, Pumice. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picture Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Unknown Prospect | Silver, Copper | Occurrence | Cerargyrite, Malachite | |
| Unknown Prospect | Silver, Copper | Prospect | ||
| Basalt Riprap #27038 | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | Basalt | |
| Riprap #27056 | Volcanic Materials | Occurrence | Basalt | |
| Riprap Deposit #27047 | Volcanic Materials | Prospect | Basalt | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Basalt Riprap No.27038 | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Riprap Dep No.27047 | Pumice | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Riprap No.27056 | Pumice | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middleton in 2 storm reports between 2017 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleton | $1,000 | An outflow from a thunderstorm south of St. George caused damage near the Red Cliffs Mall. Eight trees, 5 to 12 inches in diameter, were uprooted by these strong winds. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Middleton | - | The St George Regional Airport ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 58 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Saint George | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Bloomington Hills | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Santa Clara | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomington (historical) | 6.2 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg Junction | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Atkinville | 7.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ivins | 8.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437636. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.








