Thomas, Utah
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the South Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84025. It stands on Steed Creek. The Survey maps it on the Farmington quadrangle.
On record in Thomas
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 17 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Stayner-Steed Houselisted 1999 · 0.3 miles away
VanFleet Hotellisted 1991 · 0.3 miles away
James D. Wilcox Houselisted 1985 · 0.4 miles away
Hector C. Haight Houselisted 1985 · 0.5 miles away
Richards Houselisted 1977 · 0.6 miles away
Clark Lane Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.8 miles away
George Quincy Knowlton Houselisted 1995 · 0.9 miles away
Lagoon Carousellisted 2012 · 1.0 miles away
Lagoon Roller Coasterlisted 2012 · 1.0 miles away
Farmington Tithing Officelisted 1985 · 1.0 miles away- Burns-Wood Houselisted 2025 · 0.3 miles away
- William H. and Helen Miller Houselisted 2025 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 24 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
- 1925 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000
- 1928 USGS Ft. Douglas quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1952 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Farmington quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
78 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 78 fires within 5 miles of Thomas between 1992 and 2020, burning about 6,497 acres in total. 11 started naturally. 6 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 | 19 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 16 |
| Natural | 11 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ROCK RING |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRUIT |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 3 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FARMINGTON FLAT |
| 16 September 2019 | Natural | 365 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | FRANCIS |
| 16 September 1995 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | BON |
| 15 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 37 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PARRISH |
| 14 September 1997 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | MILLER CREEK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 35 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 35 workings within 5 miles of Thomas: 12 occurrences, 10 prospects, 6 producers, 4 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper, Copper, Silver, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckland Mining and Development Prospect | Copper, Silver, Iron | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Lucky Boy | Tungsten, Silver, Gold, Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Lucky Boy Prospect | Copper, Gold, Silver, Tungsten | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morning Star Claims Group | Copper, Gold | Occurrence | ||
| Bountiful Peak Campground Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Morris Creek East Prospects | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Nance and Fanning | Copper | Occurrence | ||
| Nance and Fanning Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Se Centerville Canyon Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Vein | |
| Sw Centerville Canyon Prospect | Copper | Occurrence | Malachite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunset Hills | 0.1 miles | 24 | |
| Floral Grove Estates | 0.1 miles | 24 | |
| Oak Lane | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Newmann | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Hight | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Farmington | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Woodland Springs | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Meadowbrook | 0.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1454141. 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.








