Mount Sterling, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Wellsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84339. It lies near Garretts Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Mount Pisgah quadrangle.
On record in Mount Sterling
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Heber K. and Rachel H. Bankhead Houselisted 1997 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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
- 1955 USGS Mount Pisgah quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Logan quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1991 USGS Mount Pisgah quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Mount Pisgah quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
51 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 51 fires within 5 miles of Mount Sterling between 1992 and 2020, burning about 180 acres in total. 9 started naturally. 1 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Natural | 9 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | ASPEN |
| 13 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | TROY PARKER |
| 1 September 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SQUIRREL RIDGE |
| 9 August 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BRUSHY |
| 9 August 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | NIELSON |
| 4 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GOSHEN |
| 30 August 2015 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COTTONWOOD CANYON |
| 26 August 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HARPERS WARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Mount Sterling: 15 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc, Copper, Lead, Zinc, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Baker Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Cataract Canyon Prospect | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Copper Blossom | Copper, Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Copper Blossom | Zinc, Copper, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Dry Lake Antimony | Antimony, Silver | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Dry Lake Antimony | Antimony, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Cataract Canyon Prospect | Lead, Zinc | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Garetts Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Garrett's Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wellsville | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Greens Corner | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Hyrum | 4.8 miles | 17 | |
| College Ward | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Paradise | 6.0 miles | 18 | |
| Holt | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Nibley | 7.1 miles | 17 | |
| Mendon | 7.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1443630. 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.








