South Fork Ranchettes, Utah
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Ogden Valley census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84317. It stands on South Fork Ogden River. The Survey maps it on the Browns Hole quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Browns Hole quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Browns Hole quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Browns Hole quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
76 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 76 fires within 5 miles of South Fork Ranchettes between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,645 acres in total. 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 23 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 19 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Natural | 10 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2000 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BOON FIRE |
| 5 September 2015 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MIDDLE INLET PICNIC |
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MEADOWS |
| 22 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COLA FIRE |
| 2 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 6.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MAGPIE |
| 18 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 9.3 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MIDDLE FORK |
| 17 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FROYERVILLE |
| 13 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of South Fork Ranchettes: 4 prospects, 3 occurrences, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phosphate Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Phosphate Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Phosphate Deposits | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Occurrence | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29036 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29037 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29038 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Utah Department of Highways No. 29030 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Utah Department of Highways No. 29036 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville Hollow | 0.7 miles | 10 | |
| Mountain Valley Meadows | 1.4 miles | 10 | |
| Huntsville | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Casey Acres | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Middle Fork Ranches | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Valley Lake Estates | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Evergreen Park | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Minnie Creek Estates | 5.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122540608 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453591. 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.






