Tucker, Utah
20 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 84660. It stands on Clear Creek. The Survey maps it on the Tucker quadrangle. It stands 6,227 feet above sea level. 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
9 surveys from 20 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
- 1939 USGS Soldier Summit quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1942 USGS Soldier Summit quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Tucker quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
40 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 40 fires within 5 miles of Tucker (historical) between 1992 and 2018, burning about 192 acres in total. 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 27 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 14 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DAVIDSON |
| 9 August 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DAVIS |
| 8 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 30 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | ABIES |
| 3 August 2012 | Natural | 176 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | PUMPKIN |
| 3 August 1992 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | not named |
| 29 August 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Tucker (historical): 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Oil Shale | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys No 25097 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ut. Dept. of Hwys. Gravel Pit No. 25097 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sky View (historical) | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Gilluly | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Mill Fork | 6.1 miles | 16 | |
| Colton | 11.4 miles | 21 | |
| Rio | 12.8 miles | 17 | |
| Three Forks | 13.3 miles | 22 | |
| Kyune | 15.4 miles | 17 | |
| Patrick Place | 15.7 miles | 23 |
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 Tucker (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7851046 | 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 1446752. 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.








