Starr, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Nephi census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84645. It stands on North Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mona quadrangle. It stands 4,908 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Santaquin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Mona quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Mona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
174 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 174 fires within 5 miles of Starr between 1992 and 2020, burning about 41,168 acres in total. 52 started naturally. 5 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 | 64 |
| Natural | 52 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 25 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MONA CREEK |
| 6 September 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON |
| 4 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MP 241 |
| 30 September 1994 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | NORTH MONA |
| 29 September 1999 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HAWK 2 |
| 25 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Central Area | MM 239 |
| 25 September 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | SNOW |
| 25 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | MP 240 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 55 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 55 workings within 5 miles of Starr: 29 past producers, 16 producers, 10 occurrences. 16 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Iron, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma | Lead, Zinc, Silver | Producer | ||
| Jumbo Properties | Silver, Gold, Zinc, Lead, Iron, Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Mona Claim | Lead, Gold | Producer | ||
| Nebo Star | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Producer | ||
| Privateer Mine | Zinc, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | ||
| Santaquin King Workings | Silver, Copper, Lead | Occurrence | Galena, Malachite | |
| Burriston Claim | Clay | Occurrence | Contact Metasomatic | |
| Burriston Claim | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Goshen Peak Se Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Little Eva Mine | Zinc | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Starr in 3 storm reports in 2023: 3 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Mesonet site UTRKY at Rocky Ridge recorded a wind gust of 61 mph. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | Mesonet station UTRKY at Rocky Ridge recorded a gust of 66 mph. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Starr | - | The I-15 at MP 241 Rocky Ridge mesonet station recorded a wind gust of 60 mph as a result of outflow winds associated with a line of showers and thunderstorms moving through the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mona | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Rocky Ridge | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Nephi | 11.0 miles | 21 | |
| Gypsum Mill | 11.1 miles | 21 | |
| Dennis | 12.4 miles | 16 | |
| Diamond | 12.9 miles | 17 | |
| Knightville | 14.3 miles | 17 | |
| Silver City | 14.8 miles | 16 |
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 Q111281171 | 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 1446099. 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.








