Silver Fork, Utah
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Cottonwood census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84121. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Park City West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 26 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
- 1955 USGS Park City West quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Park City West quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
79 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 79 fires within 5 miles of Silver Fork between 1992 and 2020, burning about 34 acres in total. 29 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 29 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 27 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MARY |
| 7 September 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | REDMAN |
| 7 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BIG WATER |
| 6 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GUARDSMAN PASS-CLOUD RIM |
| 5 September 1992 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GUARDSMAN PASS |
| 4 September 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | GOBBLERS KNOB |
| 4 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ALBION BASIN |
| 30 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | COAL PIT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 264 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 264 workings within 5 miles of Silver Fork: 177 past producers, 51 occurrences, 18 producers, 17 prospects. 18 still produce. What was taken out: Lead, Silver, Copper, Silver, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alta Consolidated Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Gold, Iron | Past Producer | 1875, 1919 | |
| Alta Consolidated Mine | Zinc, Silver, Molybdenum, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| American Prospect | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Prospect | ||
| American Tunnel | Copper, Silver, Gold, Lead, Manganese | Past Producer | 1875, 1918 | |
| Anchor Shaft | Silver, Zinc, Lead, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Black Bess Mine | Silver, Lead, Gold, Copper, Manganese, Molybdenum, Zinc | Past Producer | 1869, 1870, 1903 | |
| Butte Mine | Silver, Lead, Copper, Manganese, Molybdenum, Gold, Zinc | Past Producer | 1869, 1870, 1880 | |
| California Mine | Lead, Zinc, Silver, Copper, Antimony, Sulfur | Past Producer | ||
| Cardiff Mine | Lead, Silver, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Past Producer | 1885 | |
| Cardiff Mine | Zinc, Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Silver Fork in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Silver Fork | - | A wind gust of 79 mph was recorded at the Cardiff Peak SNOTEL site. A wind gust of 78 mph occurred at the Central Wasatch Peaks 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Alta | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Mount Aire | 8.7 miles | 26 | |
| Wasatch Resort | 9.0 miles | 25 | |
| Mount Olympus | 10.2 miles | 25 | |
| Cottonwood Heights | 10.6 miles | 25 | |
| Knudsens Corner | 10.7 miles | 25 | |
| East Millcreek | 11.6 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1445595. 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.








