Thistle, Utah
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Springville-Mapleton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84629. It stands on Soldier Creek. The Survey maps it on the Thistle quadrangle. It stands 5,043 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Thistle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Thistle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
128 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 128 fires within 5 miles of Thistle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,037 acres in total. 63 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 63 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 32 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 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 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | BILLIES MOUNTAIN |
| 7 September 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DIAMOND 3 |
| 5 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | HAY TRAILER |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DIXON |
| 5 September 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | LITTLE DIXON |
| 3 September 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PATHFINDER |
| 3 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DIXON RANCH |
| 29 September 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | 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 Thistle: 11 past producers, 7 producers, 1 occurrence. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdseye Quarry | Stone, Dimension | Past Producer | Limestone | |
| Castilla Springs Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Diamond Fork | Iron | Occurrence | Goethite, Limonite | |
| Ut Dep of Hwys No 25086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hways No 25094 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 25086 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Andesite, Limestone, Quartzite | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25080 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25087 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25088 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25095 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thistle in 3 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Thistle | $79,000 | Heavy rain over the Bald Mountain Fire and Pole Creek Fire burn scars resulted in debris flows across U.S. Highway 89 between Birdseye and Thistle. The Utah Highway Patrol reported mud, rock, and other debris that was 2 feet thick across the roadway. U.S. Highway 89 was closed from the time of the event until 8:58 pm on July 28, 2019, as highway crews cleaned up and repaired the damage. |
| April 2023 | Flood | Thistle | $50,000 | Law enforcement reported water up to two feet deep on US-89. One car was stuck and flooded. UDOT closed the road from Thistle Junction to Fairview due to dangerous conditions. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thistle | - | A wind gust of 63 mph was recorded at the Thistle mesonet station. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castilla | 3.4 miles | 22 | |
| Rio | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Covered Bridge Canyon | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Birdseye | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Pines | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Gomex | 7.2 miles | 22 | |
| Patrick Place | 7.7 miles | 23 | |
| Moark Junction | 7.9 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Thistle | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q3068253 | 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 1446533. 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.







