BlockSoma, Utah
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Nephi census division. It stands on Dog Valley Wash. The Survey maps it on the Champlin Peak quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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 Sevier Desert quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delta quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Champlin Peak quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Lynndyl quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 2001 USGS Champlin Peak quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
83 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 83 fires within 5 miles of Soma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 126,841 acres in total. 60 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 | 60 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 5 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | MOSQUITP |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | SILICA II |
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | CHAMPLIN |
| 30 September 2009 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | GILSON |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | 20 acres | Richfield Field Office | LABOR DAY |
| 23 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | SOMA |
| 2 September 2003 | Natural | under an acre | Fishlake National Forest | TANK CANYON |
| 2 September 1995 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Fishlake National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Soma: 13 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Silica, Limestone, General, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Manganese. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension, Manganese | Past Producer | ||
| Quartzite Quarry | Quartz | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| Unknown | Quartz, Silica | Past Producer | Quartzite | |
| Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General, Manganese | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Little Sage Valley Nw Prospect | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Little Sage Valley Sw Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Morning Star Claims | Limestone, General | Past Producer | Vein | |
| Quartzite Quarry | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Silica | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown Quarry | Silica | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1445783. 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.