Promontory, Utah
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1989. It stands in the Howell-Snowville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84307. The Survey maps it on the Golden Spike Monument quadrangle. It stands 4,915 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Promontory
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 1 record
- Golden Spike National Historic Sitelisted 1966
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1954 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Brigham City quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Golden Spike Monument quadrangle1:24000
- 1989 USGS Tremonton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
44 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Promontory (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 5,145 acres in total. 23 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Golden Spike National Historic Site | BIG FILL |
| 4 September 2005 | Natural | 5.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GREEN FIRE |
| 19 September 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.8 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | GOLDEN SPIKE |
| 12 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PROMONTORY RIDGE |
| 10 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EAST OF GOLDEN SPIKE |
| 1 September 1999 | Natural | 300 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | EAST GOLDEN SPIKE |
| 8 August 2003 | Natural | 13 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PROMONTORY RANCH PR SOUT |
| 7 August 1998 | Natural | 200 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DARRELL PETERSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Promontory (historical): 15 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02063 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02065 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02066 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02067 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Highways Pit No.02079 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 14034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 14035 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highway Pit No. 14034 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #02063 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit #02064 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Springs | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Rozel | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Lampo Junction | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Penrose | 13.3 miles | 11 | |
| Howell | 13.4 miles | 9 | |
| Thatcher | 14.4 miles | 11 | |
| Bothwell | 16.8 miles | 11 | |
| Blue Creek | 17.5 miles | 9 |
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 Promontory (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3051006 | 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 1437660. 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.




