BlockTicaboo, Utah
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1987. It stands in the East Garfield census division. It stands on Shitamaring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lost Spring quadrangle. It stands 4,265 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1886 USGS Henry Mountains quadrangle1:250000
- 1892 USGS Henry Mountains quadrangle1:250000, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Mt. Ellsworth quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Escalante quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1960 USGS Escalante quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Hite Crossing quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Lost Spring quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
3 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Ticaboo between 2000 and 2019, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | TICABOO |
| 28 September 2000 | Natural | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | OFF SHORE |
| 4 March 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Richfield Field Office | 3 SISTERS |
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Ticaboo: 10 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Uranium, Vanadium, Uranium, Uranium, Vanadium, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Cove | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Utah Dept Highways Pit No 09061 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. Highways Pit #09061 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Deep Canyon | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Lucky Strike South | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Yellow Paint | Uranium, Vanadium | Past Producer | ||
| Deep Cyn | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| East Cove | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Lucky Strike South | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | ||
| Yellow Paint | Vanadium, Uranium | Past Producer | Replacement |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggnog | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hite (historical) | 16.4 miles | 19 | |
| Three Forks | 24.3 miles | 19 | |
| Boulder Town | 41.7 miles | 19 | |
| Escalante | 48.4 miles | 17 | |
| Henrieville | 69.2 miles | 15 | |
| Widtsoe | 69.7 miles | 16 | |
| Widtsoe Junction | 70.1 miles | 14 |
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 Ticaboo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7800570 | 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 1434980. 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.