Tad Park, Utah
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Tooele-Grantsville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84074. It lies near Silcox Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Tooele quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 22 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 Tooele Valley quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1918 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Tooele quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1979 USGS Rush Valley quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Stockton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
116 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 116 fires within 5 miles of Tad Park (historical) between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,631 acres in total. 22 started naturally. 8 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 | 54 |
| Natural | 22 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 3 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | SILCOX |
| 4 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Salt Lake Field Office | STOCKTON |
| 27 September 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 5.0 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | S MTN 3 |
| 2 September 2019 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | RAIL TIE |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | COPPER |
| 17 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SOLDIER |
| 15 September 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Northwest Area | PIONEER ASSIST |
| 15 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 28 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | HARRISON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 59 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 59 workings within 5 miles of Tad Park (historical): 45 past producers, 10 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Silver, Lead, Silver, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argent | Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Argent Mine | Lead, Silver, Iron | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Ben Harrison Mine | Lead, Zinc, Copper | Producer | Chalcopyrite, Galena, Jarosite, Malachite, Sphalerite | |
| Ben Harrison Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Bingham Star | Gold | Past Producer | ||
| Boston Consolidated | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Calumet Mine | Lead, Silver, Gold, Copper, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Galena King Mine | Copper, Gold, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Honerine Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Honerine Mine | Lead, Silver, Zinc, Copper, Gold | Past Producer | 1865 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer | 2.3 miles | 22 | |
| Tooele | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Stockton | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Angels Grove | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lincoln | 6.3 miles | 17 | |
| Marshall | 7.6 miles | 15 | |
| Erda | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Grantsville | 9.6 miles | 15 |
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 Q122561148 | 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 1455155. 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.






