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Springdell, Utah

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the American Fork-Pleasant Grove census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84604. It lies near Pole Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle.

Springdell within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 23 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

177 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Springdell between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,667 acres in total. 35 started naturally. 28 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/undetermined45
Natural35
Recreation and ceremony31
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use10
Fireworks8
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking1
Other causes1
Railroad operations and maintenance1

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
8 September 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCASCADE FIRE
7 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSTEAK KNIFE
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use16 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDRY CANYON 2
6 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestHOPE
5 September 1996Arson/incendiarism7.5 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestEAST LAWN
4 September 1997Fireworksunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK
30 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDRY CYN. LINDON
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Landsnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 19 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Springdell: 10 past producers, 7 producers, 2 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Lead, Silver, Lead. 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
Buckley MineSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1902, 1917
MonarchSilver, Lead, ZincPast ProducerReplacement
Monarch MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Squaw PeakLeadProducer
Stubbs PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayOccurrenceSurface
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayPast Producer
Stubb's PitClayOccurrence
Stubbs Clay PitClayPast ProducerSurface
Hurst PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Utah County

Storms near this place

11 since 2016

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springdell in 11 storm reports between 2016 and 2024: 11 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Alta Aquaduct mesonet site.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Provo Canyon mesonet site.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The Provo Canyon mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 62 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The Provo Canyon mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 71 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The Alta Aquaduct mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 61 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-Mesonet station PC034 at Provo Canyon recorded a wind gust of 63 mph.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The Provo Canyon mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 63 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a nearby cluster of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The PacifiCorp Provo Canyon mesonet station measured a wind gust of 66 mph at 5:30 pm MST as a result of strong outflow from nearby convection.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-A thunderstorm and associated outflow resulted in a wind gust of 59 mph being measured at the Provo Canyon mesonet station.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The Provo Canyon automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 73 mph.
November 2016Thunderstorm WindSpringdell-The US-189 at Lower Provo Canyon sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph.

Every storm recorded in Utah 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
Canyon Glen0.3 miles23
Wicks0.7 miles24
Nunns0.9 miles23
Christmas City1.3 miles24
Olmstead1.8 miles24
Caryhurst2.1 miles24
Edgemont3.2 miles24
Vivian Park3.2 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1446055. 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.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.