Olmstead, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Provo-Orem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84097. It lies near Provo Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Orem quadrangle.
On record in Olmstead
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.
Olmsted Station Powerhouselisted 1972 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
- 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
- 1994 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
Photographs
1 photograph,Taken for the Office of War Information and the Farm Security Administration, who photographed the country between 1935 and 1944. Works of United States government photographers, with no known restriction on use. Each opens its catalogue record.
Photographer not recorded. Library of Congress
Fires near this place
182 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 182 fires within 5 miles of Olmstead between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,376 acres in total. 38 started naturally. 27 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 | 46 |
| Natural | 38 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 29 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 27 |
| Fireworks | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CASCADE FIRE |
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | STEAK KNIFE |
| 7 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | Y-MOUNTAIN #2 |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON 2 |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOPE |
| 5 September 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HARVEY'S |
| 5 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | EAST LAWN |
| 4 September 1997 | Fireworks | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 29 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 29 workings within 5 miles of Olmstead: 15 past producers, 11 producers, 3 occurrences. 11 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1902, 1917 | |
| Monarch | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Monarch Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Squaw Peak | Lead | Producer | ||
| Mcfarland Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Stubbs Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Mcfarland Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2021Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Olmstead in 3 storm reports between 2021 and 2024: 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Flood | Olmstead | $100,000 | Numerous reports, videos, and photos of water over roadways near Utah Valley University in the vicinity of Interstate 15 were received. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Olmstead | $15,000 | One inch diameter hail was reported at Lindon. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Olmstead | - | A wind gust of 62 mph was recorded at the I-15 at Orem mesonet site. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christmas City | 0.5 miles | 24 | |
| Caryhurst | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Wicks | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Springdell | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Canyon Glen | 2.1 miles | 23 | |
| Edgemont | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Orem | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Nunns | 2.6 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1444081. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.









