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Wicks, Utah

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1998. It stands in the Provo-Orem census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84604. It lies near Pole Canyon. The Survey maps it on the Orem quadrangle.

Wicks within Utah County

Topographic sheets covering this place

10 surveys from 24 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

177 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 177 fires within 5 miles of Wicks between 1992 and 2020, burning about 7,662 acres in total. 37 started naturally. 28 were 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/undetermined44
Natural37
Recreation and ceremony30
Arson/incendiarism28
Equipment and vehicle use10
Fireworks9
Misuse of fire by a minor7
Debris and open burning6
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking1
Other causes1

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 2020Power generation/transmission/distributionunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCASCADE FIRE
7 September 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSTEAK KNIFE
6 September 2019Equipment and vehicle use16 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestDRY CANYON 2
6 September 1995Naturalunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestHOPE
5 September 1996Arson/incendiarism7.5 acresUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestEAST LAWN
4 September 1997Fireworksunder an acreUinta-Wasatch-Cache National ForestSQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK
30 September 2008Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsDRY CYN. LINDON
27 September 2004Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State Landsnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Utah County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 24 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Wicks: 14 past producers, 7 producers, 3 occurrences. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Lead. 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
Buckley MineSilver, Lead, ZincPast Producer1902, 1917
MonarchSilver, Lead, ZincPast ProducerReplacement
Monarch MineZinc, Silver, LeadPast Producer
Squaw PeakLeadProducer
Mcfarland DepositFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Stubbs PitFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Ellis Clay PitClayPast ProducerSurface
Mcfarland Clay PitClayPast ProducerSurface
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayOccurrenceSurface
Pole Canyon Clay DepositClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Utah 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
Springdell0.7 miles23
Christmas City0.7 miles24
Canyon Glen1.0 miles23
Olmstead1.2 miles24
Nunns1.5 miles23
Caryhurst1.7 miles24
Edgemont3.0 miles24
Orem3.7 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1447302. 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.