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Riley, Utah

13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84041. It stands on South Fork Kays Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kaysville quadrangle.

Riley within Davis County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 13 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

33 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Riley between 1992 and 2020, burning about 957 acres in total. 8 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
Natural8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined6
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use3
Debris and open burning2
Fireworks2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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 2007Equipment and vehicle use4.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWEBER RIVER
7 September 2001Misuse of fire by a minor10 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestFERNWOOD
7 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSNOW CREEK
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestFRUIT
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDANIELS CANYON
5 September 2002Debris and open burning100 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsFARMINGTON BAY
23 September 1992Natural1.0 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forestnot named
2 September 2019Missing data/not specified/undetermined128 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSNOQUALMIE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Davis County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 45 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 45 workings within 5 miles of Riley: 19 prospects, 8 occurrences, 8 past producers, 8 producers. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Talc-Soapstone. 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
Hobbs Reservoir Talc LocalityTalc-SoapstoneOccurrenceUnknown
UnknownTalc-SoapstoneOccurrence
Ideal Rock Products South Weber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Mountain Road Gravel Pit.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Parsons South Weber PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
South Weber Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrence

Every working recorded in Davis 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
Jamestown0.1 miles13
Summerfield0.1 miles13
Kens0.2 miles13
Golden Acres0.3 miles13
King0.3 miles13
Robins Park0.3 miles13
Diamond Hills0.5 miles13
Hill Villa0.5 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453953. 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.