BlockMorton, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1984. It stands in the Lewiston census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84338. It lies near Pullum Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Trenton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1914 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000
- 1916 USGS Logan quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Trenton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Morton between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,893 acres in total. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Natural | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CORNISH MERC. |
| 4 August 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NEWTON HILL |
| 3 August 2016 | Firearms and explosives use | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | NEWTON GUN RANGE |
| 28 August 1996 | Natural | under an acre | Caribou-Targhee National Forest | ELGROVE |
| 3 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.2 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | NEWTON DAM 1 |
| 27 July 2012 | Natural | 6.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TRENTON HILL |
| 22 July 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CEMETARY FIRE |
| 21 July 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GODFREY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Morton: 7 producers, 6 past producers. 7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trenton Gravel Pit # 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Trenton Gravel Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept of Highways Pit # 03006 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Rejected Pit # 03a | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit # 03004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #03004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit No 03002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Hwys Borrow Pit #03007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Borrow Pit #03007 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #03002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437642. 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.