Wildcat, Utah
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1886 and the latest in 1980. It stands in the Helper census division. The Survey maps it on the Standardville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1886 USGS Price River quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1896 USGS Price River quadrangle1:250000
- 1914 USGS Castle Gate quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Castle Gate quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Standardville quadrangle1:24000
- 1980 USGS Price quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Fires near this place
112 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 112 fires within 5 miles of Wildcat between 1992 and 2020, burning about 206 acres in total. 53 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 53 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 21 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 5 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Firearms and explosives use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 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 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | MARSING |
| 8 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | CARBONVILLE |
| 8 September 1998 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Moab Field Office | LYNETTE |
| 6 September 2019 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | CONSUMERS |
| 5 September 2015 | Natural | 2.6 acres | Moab Field Office | HARDSCRABBLE |
| 5 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | PEERLESS |
| 24 September 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Moab Field Office | GORDON CREEK |
| 22 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Moab Field Office | CONSUMER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Wildcat: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone | |
| Lowdermilk Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04009 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04011 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peerless | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Standardville | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Spring Glen | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Storrs | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Latuda | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Helper | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Martin | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Heiner | 4.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437723. 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.








