Winter Quarters, Utah
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 2001. It stands in the Helper census division. It lies in ZIP code area 84526. It lies near Number Four Gulch. The Survey maps it on the Scofield quadrangle. It stands 8,084 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Manti quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1895 USGS Manti quadrangle1:250000
- 1923 USGS Scofield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Scofield quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Price quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Scofield quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Nephi quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 2001 USGS Scofield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
39 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Winter Quarters (historical) between 1993 and 2020, burning about 3,762 acres in total. 25 started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Natural | 25 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2002 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | JUMP CREEK |
| 6 September 1993 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
| 3 September 2002 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | TROUGH SPRINGS |
| 17 September 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Moab Field Office | GOOSEBERRY |
| 15 September 2020 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | MINE TIMBER |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 2.0 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | FRENCH CREEK |
| 11 September 2007 | Natural | 3,382 acres | Manti-Lasal National Forest | FRENCH CREEK WFU |
| 8 August 1994 | Natural | under an acre | Manti-Lasal National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Winter Quarters (historical): 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Deposit #04001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Gravel Deposit 04002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Quartzite, Sandstone | |
| Gravel Deposit 04002 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Limestone, Quartzite, Sandstone | |
| Utah Dept. of Highways No. 04001 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scofield | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Clear Creek | 5.5 miles | 20 | |
| Consumers | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Coal City | 9.8 miles | 20 | |
| Latuda | 12.9 miles | 18 | |
| Standardville | 13.5 miles | 18 | |
| Storrs | 14.3 miles | 18 | |
| Peerless | 14.8 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Winter Quarters (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8026303 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1447486. 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.









