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Moark Junction, Utah

22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Springville-Mapleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84660. It lies near Spanish Fork Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Spanish Fork Peak quadrangle.

Moark Junction within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 22 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

163 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 163 fires within 5 miles of Moark Junction between 1992 and 2020, burning about 4,420 acres in total. 12 started naturally. 8 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined91
Debris and open burning16
Natural12
Equipment and vehicle use9
Arson/incendiarism8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Recreation and ceremony6
Fireworks5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Railroad operations and maintenance3
Smoking1
Other causes1

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
9 September 2008Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands8660 S.
8 September 1996Misuse of fire by a minorunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSERVICEBERRY HOLLOW
7 September 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined848 acresNorthwest AreaETHER HOLLOW
7 September 2009Debris and open burningunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPOWERHOUSE RD.
7 September 2002Other causesunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOUT HOUSE FIRE
5 September 2015Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreSalt Lake Field OfficeTIRE
5 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands10J RXR
5 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsACE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 47 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Moark Junction: 27 producers, 16 past producers, 2 unknowns, 1 occurrence. 27 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Gold, Silver, Geothermal. 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
Castilla Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Castilla Springs QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast ProducerSedimentary
Clay Canyon DepositGemstoneProducer
Dream MineGold, SilverProspect
MilkmaidSilver, Lead, GoldPast ProducerReplacement
Silver Hill PropertyManganeseProducer
UnknownLimestone, GeneralProducer
Us Ferto CorpPhosphorus-PhosphatesProducer
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerClay, Quartzite, Sand, Sandstone
Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Utah 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
Gomex0.8 miles22
Sutro0.8 miles22
Mapleton3.3 miles22
Covered Bridge Canyon3.7 miles22
Spanish Fork4.2 miles21
Castilla4.6 miles22
Salem5.0 miles21
Leland5.5 miles21

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1443535. 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.