BlockWest Layton, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the North Davis census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84041. The Survey maps it on the Kaysville quadrangle.
On record in West Layton
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 1 record
John Henry Layton Houselisted 1982
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1954 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Kaysville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
12 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of West Layton between 1993 and 2020, burning about 297 acres in total. 5 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 | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DANIELS CANYON |
| 5 September 2002 | Debris and open burning | 100 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FARMINGTON BAY |
| 14 September 2010 | Natural | 30 acres | Salt Lake Field Office | PHRAG |
| 31 August 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KEITH |
| 17 August 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | KAYS CREEK TRAILHEAD |
| 12 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | PHRAG |
| 7 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | U STAR |
| 3 July 2006 | Natural | 7.0 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | ADAMS CANYON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of West Layton: 2 past producers, 2 prospects, 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Weber Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Unconsolidated Sediments | |
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 06001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Ut Dept of Hwys Pit No 06004 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Utah Department of Highways Pit No. 06001 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green Lawns | 0.6 miles | 13 | |
| Green Briar West | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Simmons | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Jo Lu | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Holt | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Green Leaf Meadows | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Suntrails | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cook | 1.3 miles | 13 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122562802 | 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 1447164. 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.