Mills, Utah
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Nephi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84639. It stands on Chicken Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mills quadrangle. It stands 4,954 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Sevier Desert quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1952 USGS Scipio North quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Mills quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Delta quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
54 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 54 fires within 5 miles of Mills between 1992 and 2020, burning about 21,446 acres in total. 29 started naturally. 2 were 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 | 29 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Natural | 1,594 acres | Richfield Field Office | GOAT CANYON |
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Area | MILLS |
| 20 September 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | HILL TOP |
| 2 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.6 acres | Richfield Field Office | I 15 MP 205 |
| 28 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | NORTH YUBA |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | CHASE RANCH |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | NORTH TEMPLE |
| 25 August 2011 | Natural | 1.3 acres | Richfield Field Office | SOUTH HILLS |
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 Mills: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown Prospects | Limestone, General | Occurrence | Aragonite | |
| Red Point Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Skinners Peak Borrow Pit No 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Skinners Peak Gravel Pit No 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #12028 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept of Hwys 12025 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys Borrow Pit No 12023 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys Gravel Deposit No 12022 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept of Hwys Borrow Pit #12024 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. Hwys Borrow Pit No 12021 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
Storms near this place
7 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mills in 7 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 7 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | A wind gust of 58 mph was recorded at the I-15 @ Sevier River NB mesonet site. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | Mesonet station SBWU1 at Sevier Reservoir gusted to 62 mph. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | Mesonet station UT26 at i-15 at the Sevier River gusted to 61 mph. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | I-15 @ Sevier River NB sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 64 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | The I-15 @ Sevier River NB sensor recorded a peak wind gust of 70 mph. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | The Sevier Reservoir RAWS recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mills | - | The I-15 Northbound at the Sevier River UDOT sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 66 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.
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Mills | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14711823 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1430350. 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.






