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Wakefield, Utah

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Northwest Weber census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84404. It stands on Fourmile Creek. The Survey maps it on the Plain City quadrangle.

Wakefield within Weber County

On record in Wakefield

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 2 records

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 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 Wakefield between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,670 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined40
Debris and open burning21
Equipment and vehicle use13
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Natural3
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Power generation/transmission/distribution1

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
7 September 1992Missing data/not specified/undetermined56 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State Lands4000 N
6 September 1995Missing data/not specified/undetermined2,300 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsFREEMONT ISLAND FIRE
4 September 2018Debris and open burning4.4 acresBear River AreaSTACK YARD
24 September 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined15 acresSalt Lake Field OfficeHAROLD CRANE UPLAND
21 September 2013Debris and open burning10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsRIVER BOTTOM
2 September 2007Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWILLARD BAY DIKE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Weber County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 20 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Wakefield: 8 producers, 5 prospects, 4 past producers, 2 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Brick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Fire Clay (Refractory), Manganese. 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
Harrisville Brick DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Producer
Harrisville Brick Plant DepositBrick Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory)Past ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
UnnamedClayOccurrence
Utah Hot SpringsManganeseProspect1963
Utah Hot SpringsGeothermalUnknown
Wasatch IronIronOccurrenceHematite
Dereice Balls Sand and Gravel PitsSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Parcell and Cragun PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Parcell and Cragun PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Parcell and Cragun PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working 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
Plain City0.3 miles12
Wheeler Village Unit Two0.4 miles12
Rosehill0.6 miles12
Pioneer Village0.7 miles12
Wheeler Village Unit One0.7 miles12
Parkvale1.5 miles12
Warren2.1 miles12
Freedom Acres2.3 miles12

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1453618. 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.