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Whites Crossing, Utah

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Morgan South census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84050. It lies near Jones Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Porterville quadrangle.

Whites Crossing within Morgan County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 23 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

50 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 50 fires within 5 miles of Whites Crossing between 1992 and 2020, burning about 144 acres in total. 8 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
Debris and open burning15
Missing data/not specified/undetermined13
Natural8
Recreation and ceremony5
Equipment and vehicle use5
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Misuse of fire by a minor1
Fireworks1

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
6 September 2016Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsLION'S LODGE
4 September 2005Natural12 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsWIDOWMAKER FIRE
26 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined10 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDIXIE HOLLOW
22 September 2018Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreNorthwest AreaZARAHEMLA
19 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsHARDSCRABBLE II
14 September 2007Naturalunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPOLL HOLLOW
10 September 1994Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsPRIEST HOLLOW
8 August 2006Misuse of fire by a minor1.0 acresUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsSHARAY FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Morgan County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Whites Crossing: 6 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Queen of the West MineIronPast Producer1879
Queen of the West MineIronPast Producer1879, 1885
Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 15034Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Ut Dept of Hwys Gravel Pit 15038Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ut St Dept Hwys Gravel Pit 15037Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ut. Dept. of Hwys Gravel Pit No. 15037Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut. Dept. of Hwys Pit No 15038Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerUnconsolidated Sediments
Ut. Dept. of Hwys, Pit No 15034Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Morgan 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
Porterville2.4 miles23
Richville4.4 miles13
Morgan6.0 miles13
Como Springs6.1 miles13
Littleton7.0 miles13
Taggarts8.4 miles12
Milton8.5 miles13
Stoddard8.6 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1447294. 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.