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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Bridal Veil Falls quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 45 |
| Natural | 35 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 31 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Fireworks | 8 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CASCADE FIRE |
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | STEAK KNIFE |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON 2 |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOPE |
| 5 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | EAST LAWN |
| 4 September 1997 | Fireworks | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY CYN. LINDON |
| 27 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
10 of 19 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1902, 1917 | |
| Monarch | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Monarch Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Squaw Peak | Lead | Producer | ||
| Stubbs Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Stubb's Pit | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Stubbs Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Hurst Pits | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2016Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | A wind gust of 59 mph was recorded at the Alta Aquaduct mesonet site. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | A wind gust of 65 mph was recorded at the Provo Canyon mesonet site. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | Mesonet station PC034 at Provo Canyon recorded a wind gust of 63 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | A thunderstorm and associated outflow resulted in a wind gust of 59 mph being measured at the Provo Canyon mesonet station. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | The Provo Canyon automated weather station recorded a peak wind gust of 73 mph. |
| November 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdell | - | The US-189 at Lower Provo Canyon sensor recorded a maximum wind gust of 59 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canyon Glen | 0.3 miles | 23 | |
| Wicks | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Nunns | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Christmas City | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Olmstead | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Caryhurst | 2.1 miles | 24 | |
| Edgemont | 3.2 miles | 24 | |
| Vivian Park | 3.2 miles | 23 |
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.









