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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 24 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 Salt Lake quadrangle1:250000, 7 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Salt Lake City quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Provo quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Orem quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
177 since 1992Regional 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/undetermined | 44 |
| Natural | 37 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 30 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 28 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 10 |
| Fireworks | 9 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 4 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 September 2020 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CASCADE FIRE |
| 7 September 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | STEAK KNIFE |
| 6 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 16 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | DRY CANYON 2 |
| 6 September 1995 | Natural | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | HOPE |
| 5 September 1996 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.5 acres | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | EAST LAWN |
| 4 September 1997 | Fireworks | under an acre | Uinta-Wasatch-Cache National Forest | SQUAW PEAK OVERLOOK |
| 30 September 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | DRY CYN. LINDON |
| 27 September 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
10 of 24 shownRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckley Mine | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1902, 1917 | |
| Monarch | Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Replacement | |
| Monarch Mine | Zinc, Silver, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Squaw Peak | Lead | Producer | ||
| Mcfarland Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Stubbs Pit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Mcfarland Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Occurrence | Surface | |
| Pole Canyon Clay Deposit | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springdell | 0.7 miles | 23 | |
| Christmas City | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Canyon Glen | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Olmstead | 1.2 miles | 24 | |
| Nunns | 1.5 miles | 23 | |
| Caryhurst | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Edgemont | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Orem | 3.7 miles | 24 |
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.









