Silver Springs, Utah
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Park City census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84098. It lies near Willow Draw. 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
94 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 94 fires within 5 miles of Silver Springs between 1992 and 2020, burning about 58 acres in total. 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 15 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 14 |
| Natural | 13 |
| Fireworks | 4 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | OLD RANCH |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JEREMY I80 |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RANCH MORNING |
| 5 September 1998 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SACKET |
| 30 September 2000 | Fireworks | 25 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ABILITY CENTER FIRE |
| 3 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | STAR VIEW |
| 16 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.5 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 40-4 |
| 14 September 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 44 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 44 workings within 5 miles of Silver Springs: 33 past producers, 8 occurrences, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Dimension, Gold, Copper, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Wasatch Range Group | Phosphorus-Phosphates, Uranium | Past Producer | Surface, Underground | |
| Creole Tunnel | Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Garey Shaft and Prospects | Silver, Gold, Lead, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Park City District | Silver, Lead, Copper, Zinc, Gold | Producer | 1869, 1971 | |
| Round Valley South Prospect | Manganese, Iron | Occurrence | Hematite, Limonite, Pyrolusite | |
| Silver King Extension Mine | Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Spiro Tunnel | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Gold, Copper | Past Producer | 1889 | |
| Unknown Tunnels and Prospects | Lead, Silver, Gold, Zinc, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Creole Tunnel | Silver, Lead | Past Producer | 1880 | |
| Park City Cemetery Prospects | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snyderville | 0.8 miles | 26 | |
| Kimball Junction | 1.5 miles | 26 | |
| Silver Creek Junction | 3.1 miles | 26 | |
| East Basin | 3.2 miles | 26 | |
| Jeremy Ranch | 3.4 miles | 23 | |
| Gogorza | 3.6 miles | 23 | |
| Atkinson | 4.4 miles | 26 | |
| Summit Park | 4.5 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1449006. 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.








