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Rich Acres, Utah

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84401. The Survey maps it on the Roy quadrangle.

Rich Acres within Weber County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

88 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 88 fires within 5 miles of Rich Acres between 1992 and 2020, burning about 267 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 4 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/undetermined39
Debris and open burning20
Equipment and vehicle use14
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Arson/incendiarism4
Fireworks3
Natural2
Recreation and ceremony1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

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 2017Fireworksunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands5145 AIRPORT RD
8 September 2019Debris and open burning4.3 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPIONEER ASSIST
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands12TH STREET
28 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsJET WAY
23 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.5 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsMM339 I-15
21 September 2013Debris and open burning10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRIVER BOTTOM
20 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOCTAGON FIRE
20 September 2001Arson/incendiarismunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOGDEN CANYON 4

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Weber County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 25 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Rich Acres: 15 prospects, 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory). 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
Harrisville Brick DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Harrisville Brick Plant DepositBrick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29015Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29016Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29018Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29019Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29022Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29023Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29025Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Weber 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
Wilson (historical)0.9 miles14
Richton Ranchettes1.0 miles14
Garden Acres1.0 miles14
Alpine Ranchettes1.2 miles14
Kap1.4 miles14
Hill Acres1.4 miles14
Alpine Ranchettes Two1.4 miles14
Willow Wood1.6 miles14

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.

Wikidata item Q122597955The 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 1453508. 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.