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Sixmile Point, Utah

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Fillmore census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84637. The Survey maps it on the Sixmile Point quadrangle.

Sixmile Point within Millard County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 16 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

154 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 154 fires within 5 miles of Sixmile Point between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,128 acres in total. 124 started naturally. None 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
Natural124
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Equipment and vehicle use9
Power generation/transmission/distribution5
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1

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 2004Natural3.0 acresFishlake National ForestEIGHT MILE
9 September 1996Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestKNOB
4 September 2013Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestDAMERON
4 September 2003Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestDRY WASH # 5
4 September 1993Naturalunder an acreFishlake National Forestnot named
3 September 2007Naturalunder an acreFishlake National ForestHIDDEN FIRE
22 September 2020Natural1.5 acresFishlake National ForestKNOLL SPRINGS
22 September 2020Naturalunder an acreCentral AreaBOOTHILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Millard County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 33 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 33 workings within 5 miles of Sixmile Point: 30 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Volcanic Materials, Zinc, Iron. 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
Blue Bell MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast ProducerUnderground
Blue Bell MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer1925
Golden Eagle 1-4Lead, Zinc, SilverPast Producer
Golden Eagle 1-4Zinc, Lead, SilverPast Producer
Widemouth Canyon ProspectIron, ManganeseOccurrenceHematite, Limonite
UnknownZincProducerVein
Black Rock VolcanoVolcanic MaterialsProducerCinders
Utah Dept. of Highways Cinder Pit No 14038Volcanic MaterialsPast ProducerBasalt, Cinders, Pumice
Utah Dept. of Highways Cinder Pit No. 14037Volcanic MaterialsPast ProducerBasalt, Cinders, Pumice
Black Rock Volcano Sw PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Millard 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
Eightmile Point1.9 miles16
Kanosh4.9 miles16
Hatton5.7 miles16
Kanosh Indian Village7.0 miles16
Meadow9.8 miles15
Flowell15.1 miles15
Fillmore17.2 miles17
Bloom18.9 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1445627. 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.