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Simmons, Utah

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84414. It lies near Mount Eyrie Meadows. The Survey maps it on the North Ogden quadrangle.

Simmons within Weber County

On record in Simmons

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 within a mile 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

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

132 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 132 fires within 5 miles of Simmons between 1992 and 2020, burning about 3,112 acres in total. 23 started naturally. 9 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/undetermined52
Natural23
Equipment and vehicle use19
Recreation and ceremony12
Arson/incendiarism9
Debris and open burning8
Fireworks4
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Smoking2
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 2001Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestCOLD SPRINGS
5 September 1996Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestLEWIS PEAK
30 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSKYLAND
27 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsN. OGDEN
26 September 1992Debris and open burning2.5 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forestnot named
23 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsNORTH VIEW
20 September 2009Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPOWDER MOUNTAIN
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 47 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 47 workings within 5 miles of Simmons: 14 prospects, 14 past producers, 10 producers, 6 occurrences. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Copper, Clay. 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
Clay Pits and Borrow PitsClay, Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Harrisville Brick DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Harrisville Brick Plant DepositBrick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Jenny Joe OccurrenceCopperOccurrenceMalachite
Kathy Ann ClaimUraniumUnknown
Wasatch IronIronOccurrenceHematite
Napoleon-MageraCopper, SilverOccurrenceVein
Ogden Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Santa MarieCopper, SilverProspectVein
Utah Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown

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
Willowbrook0.1 miles14
North Ogden0.4 miles14
Scott Dale0.4 miles14
Stone Creek0.6 miles14
Jillville0.6 miles14
Scottish Highlands0.7 miles14
Green Acres Estates0.8 miles14
North Ogden Ranchettes0.8 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453575. 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.