Porterville, Utah
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Morgan South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84050. It stands on Hardscrabble Creek. The Survey maps it on the Porterville quadrangle. It stands 5,151 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 23 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
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Porterville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
141 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 141 fires within 5 miles of Porterville between 1992 and 2020, burning about 272 acres in total. 18 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 | 51 |
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Natural | 18 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Fireworks | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WEST YOUNG |
| 7 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COMO FIRE |
| 7 September 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MILLRACE FIRE |
| 6 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | LION'S LODGE |
| 6 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PARKS DON'T SLEEP |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 12 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | WIDOWMAKER FIRE |
| 3 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | INDUSTRIAL ASSIST |
| 26 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DIXIE HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Porterville: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queen of the West Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1879 | |
| Queen of the West Mine | Iron | Past Producer | 1879, 1885 | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 15034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit 15019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 15019 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut St Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 15037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 15037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys, Pit No 15034 | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richville | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Whites Crossing | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Morgan | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Como Springs | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Littleton | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Milton | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Stoddard | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Taggarts | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Porterville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7231702 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1444594. 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.








