BlockZane, Utah
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1885 and the latest in 1982. It stands in the Beryl-Newcastle census division. It stands on Mountain Spring Wash. The Survey maps it on the Zane quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 St. George quadrangle1:250000
- 1891 USGS St. George quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Zane quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Cedar City quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Zane between 1995 and 2019, burning about 18 acres in total. 3 started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 2019 | Natural | 5.4 acres | Cedar City Field Office | MOUNTAIN SPRINGS |
| 10 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | not named |
| 4 August 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | ZANE |
| 6 July 2007 | Natural | 1.7 acres | Cedar City Field Office | BERYLE |
| 20 July 1998 | Natural | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | 4-MILE WASH |
| 18 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Utah Division Forestry Fire State Lands | SALVAGE |
| 1 July 2007 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Cedar City Field Office | RAIL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Zane: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Kaolin. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| True Value | Kaolin | Occurrence | ||
| True Value and True Value #1 | Kaolin | Occurrence | Replacement | |
| Ut Dept Hwys Gravel Pit No 11085 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utah Dept. of Highways Gravel Pit No. 11085 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sand |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beryl | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Yale Crossing | 9.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lund | 9.8 miles | 8 | |
| Avon | 12.6 miles | 13 | |
| Heist | 14.9 miles | 13 | |
| Beryl Junction | 15.4 miles | 13 | |
| Newcastle | 17.9 miles | 15 | |
| Latimer | 18.6 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1437729. 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.