Olivers, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Salt Lake City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84065. The Survey maps it on the Jordan Narrows quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1951 USGS Jones Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1951 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000
- 1999 USGS Jordan Narrows quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Olivers between 1992 and 2020, burning about 17,247 acres in total. 5 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 | 21 |
| Natural | 5 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Northwest Area | WOOD |
| 27 September 2006 | Smoking | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CIGARETTE |
| 16 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WOODS LANDING ASSIST |
| 14 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BIGELOW |
| 13 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PRESERVE |
| 5 August 2012 | Natural | 5,766 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | PINYON |
| 5 August 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ASHTON BLVD |
| 31 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | EAGLE CREST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 41 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 41 workings within 5 miles of Olivers: 19 past producers, 19 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 unknown. 19 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese, Limestone, General, Manganese, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aqueduct Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Quartz | |
| Crystal Hot Springs | Geothermal | Unknown | ||
| Dry Hollow Prospects | Iron | Occurrence | Hematite | |
| Evans Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General, Manganese | Past Producer | 1914 | |
| Evans Lime Quarry | Manganese | Producer | ||
| Evans Lime Quarry | Manganese | Past Producer | 1930 | |
| Bluffdale Sw Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jordan Narrows Gravel Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Jordon Narrows Gravel Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Maple Hollow Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffdale | 0.9 miles | 22 | |
| Nash | 2.1 miles | 22 | |
| Riverton | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Riverton Siding | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Draper | 4.2 miles | 25 | |
| Crescent | 4.9 miles | 24 | |
| Lampton | 5.3 miles | 24 | |
| South Jordan | 5.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437653. 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.








