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Taylor, Utah

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1999. It stands in the Ogden census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84401. The Survey maps it on the Roy quadrangle.

Taylor within Weber County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 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

85 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 85 fires within 5 miles of Taylor between 1992 and 2020, burning about 329 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 2 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/undetermined34
Debris and open burning23
Equipment and vehicle use14
Railroad operations and maintenance5
Natural3
Arson/incendiarism2
Misuse of fire by a minor2
Recreation and ceremony1
Fireworks1

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 2019Debris and open burning4.3 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPIONEER ASSIST
8 September 1993Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands12TH STREET
28 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsJET WAY
21 September 2013Debris and open burning10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRIVER BOTTOM
20 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsOCTAGON FIRE
17 September 2014Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWEST WEBER FIRE
14 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWEBER RIVER
12 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWEBER RIVER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Weber 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 Taylor: 12 prospects, 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29015Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29016Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29018Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29019Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29022Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29023Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29025Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29027Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect
Ut Dept of Hwys Pit #29048Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProspect

Every working recorded in Weber County

Storms near this place

1 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Taylor in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 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
May 2017Thunderstorm WindTaylor$60,000Strong thunderstorm winds caused significant damage to several outbuildings at the Wight Fresh Turkey Farm. Some of the structures were blown down completely, while others sustained major damage to support posts and tin roofs. Damage across the entire farm was estimated at $60,000.

Every storm recorded in Weber 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
Willow Wood0.7 miles14
Valley Green Estates0.7 miles14
DeGiorgio0.8 miles14
Anderson West Acres1.0 miles14
Garden Acres1.2 miles14
West Weber1.5 miles14
West Side Estates1.7 miles14
Richton Ranchettes1.9 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437699. 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.