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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.

Mount Sterling within Cache County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

51 since 1992

Regional 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/undetermined20
Debris and open burning11
Natural9
Equipment and vehicle use5
Recreation and ceremony3
Arson/incendiarism1
Railroad operations and maintenance1
Fireworks1

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 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined37 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeASPEN
13 September 1996Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsTROY PARKER
1 September 2001Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSQUIRREL RIDGE
9 August 2020Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestBRUSHY
9 August 2017Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestNIELSON
4 August 1995Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsGOSHEN
30 August 2015Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestCOTTONWOOD CANYON
26 August 2011Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestHARPERS WARD

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Cache County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
BakerLead, Zinc, CopperPast ProducerReplacement
Baker MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast ProducerUnderground
Cataract Canyon ProspectLeadPast Producer
Copper BlossomCopper, Lead, ZincOccurrenceReplacement
Copper BlossomZinc, Copper, LeadPast Producer
Dry Lake AntimonyAntimony, SilverPast ProducerReplacement
Dry Lake AntimonyAntimony, SilverPast Producer
Cataract Canyon ProspectLead, ZincOccurrenceReplacement
Garetts Hollow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Garrett's Hollow PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerSurface

Every working recorded in Cache 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
Wellsville2.0 miles17
Greens Corner2.9 miles17
Hyrum4.8 miles17
College Ward5.5 miles17
Paradise6.0 miles18
Holt6.6 miles17
Nibley7.1 miles17
Mendon7.2 miles17

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.