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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.

Wildcat within Carbon County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 18 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

112 since 1992

Regional 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
Natural53
Missing data/not specified/undetermined21
Recreation and ceremony10
Debris and open burning10
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Railroad operations and maintenance4
Equipment and vehicle use4
Power generation/transmission/distribution2
Firearms and explosives use1
Arson/incendiarism1
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
8 September 2017Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficeMARSING
8 September 2017Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreUtah Division Forestry Fire State LandsCARBONVILLE
8 September 1998Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresMoab Field OfficeLYNETTE
6 September 2019Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficeCONSUMERS
5 September 2015Natural2.6 acresMoab Field OfficeHARDSCRABBLE
5 September 2002Naturalunder an acreMoab Field OfficePEERLESS
24 September 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresMoab Field OfficeGORDON CREEK
22 September 2009Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreMoab Field OfficeCONSUMER

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Carbon 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 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Lowdermilk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerLimestone, Sandstone
Lowdermilk Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionUnknown
Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04009Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept of Highways Pit #04011Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04009Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast ProducerLimestone, Sandstone
Utah Dept. of Highways Pit No. 04011Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducerUnconsolidated Sediments

Every working recorded in Carbon 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
Peerless3.0 miles18
Standardville3.5 miles18
Spring Glen3.5 miles20
Storrs3.7 miles18
Latuda3.9 miles18
Helper4.1 miles20
Martin4.4 miles20
Heiner4.8 miles20

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.